How far can you see from the conning tower?
Answer to Problem 53AYU
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The conning tower of U.S.S Silversides, a World War II submarine now permanently stationed in Muskegon, Michigan, is approximately
Radius of earth is
Calculation:
Consider the illustration,
Draw two radii from the center of the earth, one through the conning tower and other to the farthest point a person can see from the conninh tower.
We know that
Applly pythagorean Theorem to the right triangle,
Hence the distance a person can see from the conninh tower is
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