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Earth has a radius of 6371 km. A pilot is flying at a steady altitude of 6.6 km above the earths surface. What is the pilots distance to the horizon?

Earth has a radius of 6371 km. A pilot is flying at a steady altitude of 6.6 km above the earths surface. What is the pilots distance to the horizon?
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Earth has a radius of 6371 km. A pilot is flying at a steady altitude of 6.6 km above the earths surface. What is the pilots distance to the horizon?

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User Gambit
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keeping in mind that the point of tangency is always a right angle, check the picture below.
Earth has a radius of 6371 km. A pilot is flying at a steady altitude of 6.6 km above-example-1
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User Sahil Mahajan Mj
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965.30303 would be your answer.
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