Question

Pam’s eye-level height is 324 ft above sea level, and Adam’s eye-level height is 400 ft above sea level. How much farther can Adam see to the horizon? Use the formula d = StartRoot StartFraction 3 h Over 2 EndFraction EndRoot, with d being the distance they can see in miles and h being their eye-level height in feet.

1 mi
StartRoot 6 EndRoot mi
19 mi
19 StartRoot 6 EndRoot mi

Answer 1

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Answer:

(b) √6 mi

Explanation:

Putting the given heights into the formula, we find the difference in distances to be ...

Adam' horizon distance = √((3/2)(400)) = 10√6 . . . miles

Pam's horizon distance = √((3/2)(324)) = 9√6 . . . . miles

Then the difference Adam can see is farther than the distance Pam can see by ...

10√6 -9√6 = √6 . . . miles