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Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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ISBN:9781337614085

Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

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Imagaine a wire wrapped snugly around the earth's equator. if the wire were made 100 feet longer to form a circle at uniform height above the earth's surface all the way around, how high off the ground would the wire be?

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