SOLUTION: Scientists would like to place an artificial satellite into orbit at a height of 23,025 miles directly above the Earth's equator. Recall that the radius of the Earth is approximat

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Question 507446: Scientists would like to place an artificial satellite into orbit at a height of 23,025 miles directly above the Earth's equator. Recall that the radius of the Earth is approximately 4,000 miles. Use the formula for the circumference of a circle to find the length of the satellite's orbit.
ROUND the answer to the nearest WHOLE number.
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Scientists would like to place an artificial satellite into orbit at a height of 23,025 miles directly above the Earth's equator. Recall that the radius of the Earth is approximately 4,000 miles. Use the formula for the circumference of a circle to find the length of the satellite's orbit.
ROUND the answer to the nearest WHOLE number.
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Circumference of a circle=2π*radius
For given problem:
radius=23025+4000=27025 miles
length of the satellite's orbit=2π*27025=169,803 miles