document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127606>Question 127606</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b.	Long’s Peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park, is 14,255 feet in elevation. How far can you see to the horizon from the top of Long’s Peak? Can you see Cheyenne, Wyoming (about 89 miles away)? Explain your answer.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93495 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=93495\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D=1.2%2Asqrt%28h%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D=1.2%2Asqrt%28h%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D=1.2%2Asqrt%2814255%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D=1.2%2Asqrt%2814255%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h=14255 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=14255\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D=1.2%2A119.3943 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D=1.2%2A119.3943\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of 14,255 to get 119.3943\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D=143.27316 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D=143.27316\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So at a height of 14,255 feet, one can see about 143.27316 miles. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=143.27316%3E89 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"143.27316%3E89\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (ie the person can see more than 89 miles), this means that the person can see Cheyenne, Wyoming  </SPAN>\n" );
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