Hello!
Let O be the center of the sphere, A the tangency point and B the location of the satellite.
m<ABO = 1/2m(b) = 1/2 * 138 = 69
m<OAB = 90
m<AOB = 180 - 90 - 69 = 21
21 * 2 = 42
The answer is 42°
Hope this helps!
Answer:
y to 0.78y is a decrease
Step-by-step explanation:
y by itself can also be written as 1y, and 0.78y is less than 1, thus y to 0.78y is a decrease.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The applicable rules of exponents are ...

Your ratio simplifies to ...

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Please note that simplifying the constants, -8/10 to -4/5, eliminates half the answer choices. Since exponents are only multiplied when a power is raised to a power, you can pretty much eliminate the second choice as being unreasonable. ((a^b)^c = a^(bc))
5/6........................................................
5/9 is grater than 7/12. same with 9/12, 6/7, 6/9