SOLUTION: Solve each item completely. 1. Due to the curvature of the earth, the maximum distance D that you can see from the top of a tall building or from an airplane at height h is give

Question 799682: Solve each item completely.
1. Due to the curvature of the earth, the maximum distance D that you can see from the top of a tall building or from an airplane at height h is given by the function
D(h)= √(2rh+h^2 )
where r =3960 mi is the radius of the earth and D and h are measured in miles.
a. How far can you see from the observation deck of Toronto�s CN Tower,
1135 ft above the ground?
b. Commercial aircraft fly at an altitude of about 7 mi. How far can the
pilot see?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1. Due to the curvature of the earth, the maximum distance D that you can see from the top of a tall building or from an airplane at height h is given by the function:
D(h) =
where r =3960 mi is the radius of the earth and
D and h are measured in miles.
:
a. How far can you see from the observation deck of Toronto�s CN Tower,
1135 ft above the ground?
d = = .2145 mi
D(h) =
D(h) = 41.2 mi
:
b. Commercial aircraft fly at an altitude of about 7 mi.
How far can the pilot see?
D(h) =
D(h) = 235.56 mi
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