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Radius of Earth A spacelab circles Earth at an altitude of 380 miles. When an astronaut vi...

Radius of Earth A spacelab circles Earth at an altitude of 380 miles. When an astronaut views the horizon of Earth, the angle θ shown in the figure (on the next page) is 65.8°. Use this information to estimate the radius of Earth.

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