SOLUTION: From the earth, the moon subtends an angle of approximately 0.5�. If the distance to the moon is approximately 240,000 miles, find an approximation for the diameter of the moon acc

Question 1074996: From the earth, the moon subtends an angle of approximately 0.5�. If the distance to the moon is approximately 240,000 miles, find an approximation for the diameter of the moon accurate to the nearest hundred miles.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a triangle with one leg the Moon's diameter, and the second leg the line to the edge.
tangent 0.5 deg=diameter/240000
240000*tangent 0.5==2094.44 or 2100 miles.
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