If you are looking at the horizon, you can determine the distance you are from the horizon in miles, D, from a height, h, in feet by the equation of D = . If you are standing on a mountain top that is 12,000 feet in elevation, how far are you from the horizon?

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anonymous · Answer

correct question: If you are looking at the horizon, you can determine the distance you are from the horizon in miles, D, from a height, h, in feet by the equation of D = 1.2 square root h. If you are standing on a mountain top that is 12,000 feet in elevation, how far are you from the horizon?

campbell_st · Answer

then just substitute h = 12000

so 

$$D = 1.2 \times \sqrt{12000}$$

anonymous · Answer

HOW do I explain my answer to words?

campbell_st · Answer

after the calculation the number will be distance to the horizon, in miles