SOLUTION: Hello, At the height of H meters, you can see V kilemeters to the horizon. These numbers are related by the equation v=3.5 sqrt h . A person can see 385 km to the horizon from the

Question 331318: Hello,
At the height of H meters, you can see V kilemeters to the horizon. These numbers are related by the equation v=3.5 sqrt h . A person can see 385 km to the horizon from the airplane window. How high is the airplane?
The airplane is _?_ meters high.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sorry I made a mistake. I should have squared, not taken the square root.
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v=3.5 sqrt h
385=3.5 SQRT H
SQRT H=385/3.5
SQRT H=110
H=110^2
H=12,100 METERS ANS.
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