Question

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.

Answer 1

Answer: 351.8

Explanation:

Assuming a tangent is drawn, by the Pythagorean theorem,

`x=\sqrt{(3959+15.6)^(2)-3959^(2)} \approx \boxed{351.8}`