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OpenStudy (montsechamorro):

A satellite orbits Mars. When it reaches S, it is about 12,000 km above the planet. How many arc degrees of the planet are visible to a camera in the satellite?

OpenStudy (montsechamorro):

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

I just brushed up on this part of geometry the other day xD This is the equation we need to use: http://prntscr.com/bzd5q7 you can write arc acb in terms of ab ab = x so acb = 360 - x and then plug in to the formula and solve for x :)

OpenStudy (montsechamorro):

im so so confused! I'm sorry I'm mostly self teaching here

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

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