A weather satellite orbits the earth in a circular orbit 500 miles above the earths

Chapter 8, Problem 71

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A weather satellite orbits the earth in a circular orbit 500 miles above the earths surface. What is the radian measure of the angle (measured at the center of the earth) through which the satellite moves in traveling 600 miles along its orbit? (The radius of the earth is 3960 miles.)

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