Answer:2.295 km
Explanation:
Given
velocity of aircraft [tex]v=150 m/s[/tex]
As the airplane moves around the earth in a circular therefore plane must experience a centripetal force towards the center of the earth which will be provided by gravitational force.
Gravitational Pull [tex]F=mg[/tex]
Centripetal Force [tex]=\frac{mv^2}{r}[/tex]
Where m=mass of Airplane
r=radius of curvature
[tex]mg=\frac{mv^2}{r}[/tex]
[tex]r=\frac{v^2}{g}[/tex]
[tex]r=\frac{150^2}{9.8}[/tex]
[tex]r=2295.918 m[/tex]
[tex]r=2.295 km[/tex]
