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Pythagorean Theorem: distance = sqrt(5.1^2 + 5^2) ≈ 1.005km. With the actual depth, 4.94km, not 5km, 5.1 km would give distance = sqrt(5.1^2 + 4.94^2) ≈ 1.267k

by mkl 7y ago

Pythagorean Theorem: distance = sqrt(5.1^2 + 5^2) ≈ 1.005km. With the actual depth, 4.94km, not 5km, 5.1 km would give distance = sqrt(5.1^2 + 4.94^2) ≈ 1.267km.

JadeNB 7y ago
I guess you meant -, not +. Indeed, though I know the relevant formula, my intuition so violently failed me that I didn’t even calculate it before deciding it couldn’t be so large.
- mkl 7y ago
  Doh, yes!