Find the distance from deck and bridge.
Answer to Problem 55AYU
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A deck of a destroyer is
How far can a person see from the bridge which is
Consider radius of earth is
Calculation:
Consider the illustration,
Draw two radii from the center of the earth, one through the deck and other to the farthest point a person can see from the deck.
We know that
Applly pythagorean Theorem to the right triangle,
Now find distance from the bridge,
Hence, the distance from the deck and bridge is
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