How High Do We Need to Be on Earth to See

question 28

Multiple Choice

How high do we need to be on Earth to see 7 miles? On Earth, the distance to the horizon is given by $d \approx \sqrt { \frac { 3 h } { 2 } }$ , where d is in miles to the horizon and h is in feet above sea level.

• A) \(32 \frac { 2 } { 3 }\) feet
• B) \(31 \frac { 2 } { 3 }\) feet
• C) \(34 \frac { 1 } { 4 }\) feet
• D) \(2 \frac { 2 } { 3 }\) feet
• E) \(10 \frac { 2 } { 3 }\) feet

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