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fnuegbu

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The diameter of the Moon is 3.78  106 m. It subtends an angle of 0.00982 radians at the surface of Earth. How far is the Moon from Earth?
 
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Question 2

An airplane is flying at a speed of 200 m/s in level flight at an altitude of 800 m. A package is to be dropped from the airplane to land on a target on the ground.
 
  At what horizontal distance away from the target should the package be released so that it lands on the target? A) 2.55 km
  B) 125 m
  C) 326 m
  D) 786 m
  E) 1.22 km


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

3.85  108 m

Answer to Question 2

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