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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A satellite is 5,600 miles from the horizon of Earth.Earth's radius is about 4,000miles. Find the approximate distance the satellite is from Earths surface

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

draw it

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

leg 1: 5600 leg 2: 4000 leg 3: x+4000 which allows us to say 5600^2 + 4000^2 = (x+4000)^2 solve for x to get your answer

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

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