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A person is standing at the edge of the water and looking out at the ocean. The height of the person’s eyes above the water is h = 1.8 m, and the radius of the Earth is R = 6.38 × 106 m. How far is it to the horizon (in meters)? In other words, find the distance d from the person’s eyes to the horizon.

Two racing boats set out from the same dock and speed away at the same constant speed of 101 km/h for half an hour (0.500 hr). Boat 1 is headed 27.6° south of west, and Boat 2 is headed 35.3° south of west. During this half-hour calculate…

A seagull first flies 160 m North, the heads up 120.65 m 18.43° North of West. After you land find…

Determine the sum of the 3 vectors given below. Give the resultant (R) in terms of (a) vector components (b) resultant vector.