document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=749231>Question 749231</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On earth, the distance D at which we can see the horizon(in miles), in terms of our height h above the ground in feet is modeled by: D= 6 radical h over 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) At what height do we need to climb to see a distance of 200 miles to the horizon?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)If the top of Mt. Everest is approx. at 29,029 ft above the ground, could we see 200 miles when standing there? WHY? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  Substitute 200 for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE D\"> in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE D\ =\ 6\sqrt{\frac{h}{5}}\"> and solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE h\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.  Substitute 29,029 for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE h\"> in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE D\ =\ 6\sqrt{\frac{h}{5}}\"> and then calculate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE D\">.  Or you could just trust your work in part a and see if 29,029 is larger or smaller than your answer to part a.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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