Asked by htht

Pam's eye–level height is 256 feet above sea level and Adam's eye–level height is 400 feet above sea level. What expression shows how much farther Adam can see to the horizon?

Use the for d = squareroot 3h/2

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Distance difference = d_Adam − d_Pam = sqrt(3·400/2) − sqrt(3·256/2).

Simplify:
sqrt(600) − sqrt(384) = 10√6 − 8√6 = 2√6 miles ≈ 4.90 miles.