17. 0.5/1 points | Previous Answers SAlgTrig4 5.2.068. My Notes Ask Your Teach T

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17. 0.5/1 points | Previous Answers SAlgTrig4 5.2.068. My Notes Ask Your Teach To find the distance to the sun, we need to know the distance to the moon. Here is a way to estimate that distance: When the moon is seen at its zenith at a point A on the earth, it is observed to be at the horizon from point B (see the following figure). Points A and B are 6155 mi apart, and the radius of the earth is 3960 mi. earth moon B 6155 mi a) Find the angle in degrees. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Enter a number (b) Estimate the distance from point A to the moon. (Round your answer to the nearest thousand miles.) 235 ] . thousand miles

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Ans(a)= tan theta= 6155/3960

theta = tan inverse(1.554)

= 57.24 degree

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