document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=482336>Question 482336</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The diameter of the earth is approximately 8000 miles. Heavenly Helen, in a spaceship 100 miles above the earth, sights Earthly Earnest coming over the horizon. Approximately how far apart are Helen and Earnest? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #330209 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=330209\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Earnest (an odd spelling of Ernest) is on the surface of the Earth:<BR>\n" );
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