The latitude of any location on Earth is the angle formed by the two rays down from...

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Thelatitude of any location on Earth is the angle formed by the tworays down from the center of Earth to the location and to theequator. The ray through the location is the initial ray. Use 3960miles as the radius of the Earth. Suppose City A is due north ofCity B. Find the distance between City A (north lattitude 41degrees 17' N) and City B (latitude 32 degrees 47')



the distance between City A and City B is approximately__miles

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The positioning of the two cities can be simplified in drawingas shown below A and B show the position of cities A and B respectively    See Answer
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