A person is standing at the edge of the water and looking out at the ocean. The height of the person's eyes above the water is h= 1.6 meters, and the radius of the earth is R= 6.38 *10^6 meters. (a) How far is it to the horizon? (b) Express (a) in miles.
I hate these types of problems in physics, because I never know how to approach them.
I hate these types of problems in physics, because I never know how to approach them.
1 Answer
Sep 14, 2017
I got
Explanation:
I would use Pythagoras. From:
to get:
rearranging: