Precalculus Enhanced with Graphing Utilities
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Chapter A.2, Problem 54AYU
To determine
To find: How far is the ship from shore?
Expert Solution & Answer
Answer to Problem 54AYU
3 miles.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A person who is 6 feet tall is standing on the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and looks out onto the Atlantic Ocean. Suddenly, a ship appears on the horizon. How far is the ship from shore? [use the facts that the radius of Earth is 3960 miles and 1 mile feet].
Calculation:
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By Pythagorean Theorem .
The ship from shore 3 miles apart.
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