Answer
$10Km$
Work Step by Step
We know that
$\theta=2(45.001-45.000)=0.002^{\circ}$
Now $tan\theta=\frac{y}{x}$
This can be rearranged as:
$y=xtan\theta$
We plug in the known values to obtain:
$y=(3.84\times 10^5Km)tan(0.002^{\circ})$
$y=10Km$
Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)
by Walker, James S.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-308-2
Chapter 26 - Geometrical Optics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 940: 16
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