SOLUTION: 11. Hurricane Andrew landed at Lafayette, LA in 1992. When Lafayette was in the eye of the hurricane, its outer boundary stretched to Vicksburg, Mississippi. If Lafayette, LA is 26
Question 1180580: 11. Hurricane Andrew landed at Lafayette, LA in 1992. When Lafayette was in the eye of the hurricane, its outer boundary stretched to Vicksburg, Mississippi. If Lafayette, LA is 260 miles from Vicksburg, MS, write an equation for the circle occupied by the hurricane. Assign Lafayette the coordinates (0, 0) Answer by ikleyn(52855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
This equation is
+ = ,
where x and y are rectangular coordinates on the Earth surface in miles, assuming that the origin of the coordinate system is at Lafayette.
The Earth surface is assumed flat in this application . . .