Question

What is the distance to the earth’s horizon from point P?

Answer 1

From P to the horizon must be tangent to the curvature of the earth...So P to the center of the earth is the hypotenuse...From the Pythagorean Theorem...

h^2=x^2+y^2 in this case

(3959+15.6)^2=x^2+3959^2

x^2=(3974.6)^2-(3959)^2

x^2=123764.16

x=√123764.16 mi

x≈351.80 mi (to the nearest one-hundredth of a mile)

Answer 2

Answer: 351.8

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