College Physics (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32160-183-1
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Appendix I - D Trigonometric Relationships - Law of Sines - Appendix I-D Exercises on Trigonometry - Page A-5: 4

Answer

a). $314$ million km, b). $150$ million km.

Work Step by Step

a). In 4 months, earth will travel $120^{\circ}$ So, arc length $=\frac{2}{3}\times\frac{22}{7}\times 150$ million km=$314$ million km b). By sine law, if required distance = d then, $\frac{d}{sin120^{\circ}}=\frac{r}{sin60^{\circ}}$ $dsin60^{\circ}=150sin120^{\circ} $million km So, $d=150$ million km.
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