document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033100>Question 1033100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A satellite, which you can assume to be spherical, has a diameter of 11 m. If<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it subtends an angle of 0.0010° to an observer on Earth, find the distance to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the satellite, giving your answer to two significant figures. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If it subtends an angle of 0.0010° to an observer on Earth, find the distance to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the satellite, giving your answer to two significant figures.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The diameter of the satellite, and the observer form a scalene triangle made up of two right triangles, the distance from the observer to the satellite form one side which bisects the angle .0010 which is .0005 degrees. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other side is half the diameter of the satellite or 5.5 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assign the angles and sides as follows<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = .0005 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 5.5 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 180 - 90 - .0005 = 89.9995 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = the distance from the observer to the satellite<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the law of sines<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%2Fsin%2889.9995%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%2Fsin%2889.9995%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5.5%2Fsin%28.0005%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5.5%2Fsin%28.0005%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285.5%2Asin%2889.9995%29%29%2Fsin%28.0005%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285.5%2Asin%2889.9995%29%29%2Fsin%28.0005%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "use your calc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 630253.57 meters which is 630.25 km   </SPAN>\n" );
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