<PRE><B>Question 1033355</B>
Given that the moon has an angular measure of .5 degrees in the sky and knowing that it has a diameter of 2000 miles, use this to determine its distance from the earth.
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Sketch the picture::
You have a right triangle with base angle = 0.5 degrees height = 2000 miles
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tan(0.5) = 2000/base
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base = 2000/tan(0.5)
base = 2000/0.0087
base = 229,177.30 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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