SOLUTION: 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 f

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Question 482336: 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?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If Earnest (an odd spelling of Ernest) is on the surface of the Earth:
d+=+sqrt%284100%5E2+-+4000%5E2%29+=+900 miles