Re: [Phys-L] Ex: Re: question
Is the initial question referring to the map distance, the geodetic distance,
or the terrain distance?
Rick
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In the spirit of the question, I would assume that all places would have equal
probability of being the drop point.
Unlike some O of M questions, this one has a pretty definite answer and it
involves an easily written double integral that would need to be performed
numerically. I won’t attempt it, but will opine that 50 miles *feels* a little
too small and 100 miles *feels* way too large a little too large.
One must keep in mind that most of the area is taken up by the bigger states.
> On May 15, 2023, at 7:39 AM, Chuck Britton via Phys-l
> <phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:
>
> My dim memories are that the answer depends strongly on how the ‘random’
> place is chosen. A random angle and radius from a given center will give a
> different answer than will a random latitude and longitude.
>
>> On May 15, 2023, at 10:25 AM, Anthony Lapinski via Phys-l
>> <phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:
>>
>> I heard about this recently:
>>
>> If you were dropped at a random place in the continental USA, how far
>> would it be to the nearest state border?
>>
>> Hmmm. Tough question! A Fermi question. I did some searching for
>> state areas, perimeters, and centers to get some ideas. Wondering if
>> others can share some insights.
>>
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