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A plane at point U is flying at an altitude of 7 miles above the Earth. What is the measure of arc TV that represents the part of the Earth you can see from the airplane? The radius of the Earth is about 4000 miles.

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Answer:

6.8 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

Altitude of the plane: 7 miles

Radius of the Earth: 4000 miles

θ= 2 acos [tex]\frac{4000}{4007}[/tex]

θ =2 * ( 3.387195185)

θ = 6.8 degrees

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