Ok having some trouble with this word problem, i don't want you guys to tell me what the answer is because i want to figure it out on my own but mabe if you could give me a clue? Here it is:
A man is standing on a boat at the south side of a lake. Assume that the man's feet and the boat are at water level. The man is 5'10" tall. For this problem, say the radius of the Earth is about 3960 miles. The lake is about 23 miles long and assume it is not curved. If the man is at the south end of the lake, can the man see the north end? How far can he see?
Again i don't want the answer but a clue would be great.
A man is standing on a boat at the south side of a lake. Assume that the man's feet and the boat are at water level. The man is 5'10" tall. For this problem, say the radius of the Earth is about 3960 miles. The lake is about 23 miles long and assume it is not curved. If the man is at the south end of the lake, can the man see the north end? How far can he see?
Again i don't want the answer but a clue would be great.