document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1107769>Question 1107769</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A satellite is in a circular orbit 225 km above the equator of the earth. How many kilometres must it travel for its longitude to change by 79.2°?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume the radius of the earth equals 6400 kilometres.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Round the answer to the whole. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #722796 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=722796\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Satellite is 6625 km above the center of the earth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The circumference of the orbit is 2*pi*r=41626.10 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 79.2/360=9134.62 km or 9135 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It should be about 1.4 radians, which this is. </SPAN>\n" );
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