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What is the distance to the earth’s horizon from point P? Enter your answer as a decimal in the box. Round only your final answer to the nearest tenth. x = mi

What is the distance to the earth’s horizon from point P? Enter your answer as a decimal-example-1
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Answer:

[Distance to the Horizon]^2 =Height of the skydiver x Diameter of the Earth

D^2 = 1.4 x 7918

D^2 = 11,085.2

D = Sqrt(11,085.2)

D = ~ 105.28628......miles - Distance to Horizon.

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Answer:

284.4 I took the test ;)

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