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OpenStudy (anonymous):

From the earth, the moon subtends an angle of approximately 0.5°. If the distance to the moon is approximately 240,000 miles, find an approximation for the diameter of the moon accurate to the nearest hundred miles.

OpenStudy (rulnick):

240000 tan(0.5 deg) = 2094.4 mi (could also use sin in place of tan, same result)

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