document.write( "Question 433070: A space shuttle is directed towards the Moon but drifts 0.8 degree from its calculated path. If the distance from Earth to the Moon is 240.000mile, how far has the space shuttle drifted from its path when it reaches the Moon? \n" ); document.write( "
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A space shuttle is directed towards the Moon but drifts 0.8 degree from its calculated path.
\n" ); document.write( " If the distance from Earth to the Moon is 240.000mile, how far has the space
\n" ); document.write( " shuttle drifted from its path when it reaches the Moon?
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\n" ); document.write( "This situation can be describes as a right triangle
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\n" ); document.write( "We can used the tangent of .8 degrees where:
\n" ); document.write( "drift dist (d) = side opposite
\n" ); document.write( "Actual dist = side adjacent
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\n" ); document.write( "tan(.8) = \"d%2F24000\"
\n" ); document.write( "d = .0139635 * 240000
\n" ); document.write( "d = 3,351.25 mi distance from the desired path
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