32Km straigh line to the Earth curve

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Homework Statement


if you travel horizontally 32km, how far down will the Earth have curved ?


Homework Equations


Earth Radian = 6380 Km.


The Attempt at a Solution


I tried to use Pythagorean theorem, I am not sure.
 
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