Earth has a radius of 6371 kilometers. a pilot is flying at a steady altitude of 5.6 kilometers above the earth's surface. what is the pilot's distance to the horizon? enter your answer, rounded to the nearest tenth, in the box.

The pilot's distance to the horizon is 267.2 kilometers.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the below diagram,   is the position of the pilot which is 5.6 kilometers above the earth's surface, .

Earth has a radius of 6371 kilometers. That means, kilometers.

So,   kilometers.

The pilot's distance to the horizon is .

Using Pythagorean theorem, we will get........

(Rounded to the nearest tenth)

So, the pilot's distance to the horizon is 267.2 kilometers.