5:02 6 94% i This is a diagram of the earth and something or someone standing. The figure is rotated so that the person or object is at the top. The object is not to scale compared with the earth. In fact, the object (height h) is far smaller than the radius of the earth. We will calculate the distance and angle viewable at the top of the arrow. h 0 R To start with, calculate h/R * 100000, given the following numbers. (Multiplying by some large number is the only way to get a non-zero answer out of the computer.) •h = 6*102 meters • R = 87 * 106 meters

5:02 6 94% i This is a diagram of the earth and something or someone standing. The figure is rotated so that the person or object is at the top. The object is not to scale compared with the earth. In fact, the object (height h) is far smaller than the radius of the earth. We will calculate the distance and angle viewable at the top of the arrow. h 0 R To start with, calculate h/R * 100000, given the following numbers. (Multiplying by some large number is the only way to get a non-zero answer out of the computer.) •h = 6102 meters • R = 87 106 meters

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Chapter2: Vectors

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