The radius of the earth = OC = OB = 3959 miles
Peak of the Mount Kazbek = A = 3.1 miles
OA = OC + CA
OA = 3959 + 3.1 = 3962.1 miles
As OBA is a right triangle,
[tex] OA^{2} [/tex] = [tex] OB^{2} [/tex] + [tex] AB^{2} [/tex]
[tex] 3962.1^{2} [/tex] = [tex] 3959^{2} [/tex] + [tex] AB^{2} [/tex]
15698236.41 = 15673681 + [tex] AB^{2} [/tex]
[tex] AB^{2} [/tex] = 15698236.41 - 15673681
[tex] AB^{2} [/tex] =24555.41
AB = 156.701659
climber's distance to the horizon is 156.7 miles
