The moon can be seen by a person while looking up from the face of the earth. A person that is standing looking over the moon can be compared to having two lines that is tangent from each other. The angle which the person can see the moon from his standing point is 46°. Determine the measurement of the arc of the moon from the view point of the person looking at it.

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The moon can be seen by a person while looking up
from the face of the earth. A person that is standing
looking over the moon can be compared to having two
lines that is tangent from each other. The angle which
the person can see the moon from his standing point is
46°. Determine the measurement of the arc of the
moon from the view point of the person looking at it.
Transcribed Image Text:The moon can be seen by a person while looking up from the face of the earth. A person that is standing looking over the moon can be compared to having two lines that is tangent from each other. The angle which the person can see the moon from his standing point is 46°. Determine the measurement of the arc of the moon from the view point of the person looking at it.
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