Question

3.) A satellite, B, is 17,000 miles from the horizon of Earth. Earth’s radius is about 4,000 miles. Find the approximate distance the satellite is from the Earth’s surface. The diagram is not to scale.

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my answer: 134,464 miles. correct?

4.) Line NA is congruent to line PA, MO is perpendicular to NA, RO is perpendicular to PA, and MO=7 feet. What is PO?

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Answer 1

answer: 3.5 ft. correct?

Answer 2

17000^2 + 4000^2 = (x+4000)^2
x = sqrt(17000^2 + 4000^2) - 4000
x=13464.2 miles

Answer 3

oops 134644 srry

Answer 4

as for the second one:
idk I'm too tired

Answer 5

its cool man you should sleep

Answer 6

AN cuts the chord NO in 2
and MO = RO

Answer 7

* AN cuts the chord MO in 2

Answer 8

yea that too

Answer 9

also AP cuts the chord RO in 2
so what is the relationship between NO and PO?