The moon can be seen by a person while looking upfrom the face of the earth. A person that is standinglooking over the moon can be compared to having twolines that is tangent from each other. The angle whichthe person can see the moon from his standing point is46°. Determine the measurement of the arc of themoon from the view point of the person looking at it.

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Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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