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Three moons are in the same circular orbit around a planet. The moons are each 115,000 kilometers from the surface of the planet, located at points A, B, and C. The planet is 45,000 kilometers in diameter and m∠ABC=90∘. How far is point A from point C?

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Answer:275,000Step-by-step explanation:Diametre of the planet = 45,000Each moon is 115,000 away from the planet (represented by A, B, and CMoons A, B, and C form a right triangle.AC form the hypotenuse.So, take the distance from the Planet to moon C (115,000) add it the distance from the Planet to Moon A (115,000) and add the diametre of the planet (45,000) to get the answer 275,0002(115,000) + 45,000 = 275,000