document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153859>Question 153859</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A space shuttle 240 miles above the earth orbits the earth every 5 hours. How far (to the nearest 10 miles) does the shuttle travel in 1 hour? ( The diameter of the earth is approximately 8000 miles)[Theta=s/r] </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113216 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113216\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The shuttle travels 1/5 of an orbit in 1 hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The radius,r, is the distance from the center of the earth to the shuttle. You are told the diameter of the earth is 8000 miles and the shuttle is 240 miles above the earth's surface.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the distance from the center of the earth to the earth's surface is 1/2 the earth's diameter<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The additional distance to the shuttle is 240.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus the radius from the center of the earth to the shuttle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4000+%2B+240+=+4240 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4000+%2B+240+=+4240\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want 1/5 of the orbit's circumference\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to the nearest 10 miles, is 5320 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's moving! </SPAN>\n" );
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