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Tpy6a [65]
2 years ago
6

The tallest building in Africa is the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. What is the distance from the top of this 73

5 ft building to the horizon to the nearest mile?
(Hint: 5,280 ft = 1 mi; radius of Earth = 4,000 mi)




The distance from the top of the building to the horizon is ______ miles
Mathematics
1 answer:
Contact [7]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

b = 33 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

The illustration forms a right angled triangle. The opposite side of the triangle is where we are looking for . The adjacent side is the radius 4000 miles.

5280 ft = 1 mile

735 ft = ? miles

cross multiply

735/5280

miles = 0.13920454545  miles

The hypotenuse side is the height of the building + 4000 miles = 0.140 + 4000 = 4000.14  miles

using Pythagoras theorem

c² = a² + b²

c = 4000.14

a = 4000

4000.14² = 4000² + b²

b² = 4000.14² - 4000²

b² = 16001120.0196  - 16000000

b² = 1120.0196

b = √1120.0196

b = 33.4666938911

b = 33 miles

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