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View from a Satellite The figures on the next page indicate that the higher the orbit of satellite, the more of the earth the satellite can “see.” Let
(a) Express the angle
(b) Express the distance
(c) Express the distance
(d) If the satellite is 100 mi above the earth, what is the distance
(e) How high does the satellite have to be to see both Los Angeles and New York, 2450 mi apart?
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