Answer
$864,900\ mi$
Work Step by Step
Use the figure and numbers given in the exercise, half of the measured angle is $16'$, we have the diameter of the sum as $\Phi=2d\ tan(16')=2(92,919,800)tan(16')\approx864,900\ mi$
Precalculus (6th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Hornsby, John; Schneider, David I.; Daniels, Callie
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
013421742X
ISBN 13:
978-0-13421-742-0
Chapter 5 - Trigonometric Functions - 5.4 Solutions and Applications off Right Triangles - 5.4 Exercises - Page 548: 42
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