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Two students who live on planet X. They want to estimate the circumference. The two students synchronize their watches before on

e student leaves on vacation 600 miles due west to their home. They notice a 3 degree difference in altitude of the sun at local noon. What is the circumference of the planet?

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dexar [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

72000 miles

Explanation:

If the distance between the students is 600 miles, and this implies in a 3 degree difference in the sun position, that means this 600 miles is related to 3 degrees of the circunference of the planet.

So, to find the whole circunference of the planet, that is, 360 degrees, we just need to use a rule of three:

3 degrees -> 600 miles

360 degrees -> x miles

3x = 600 * 360

x = 600 * 360 / 3 = 72000 miles

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