Looking at the clock face on a distant steeple,the clock subtends an angle of 275 arcseconds.How far away is it?
A) 275 feet
B) 275 meters
C) 1/275 km
D) The distance cannot be computed from the given information.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The distance cannot be computed from the given information as we only have the measure of the angle subtended by the clock face, while the distance depends on both the angle and the size of the object.

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