SOLUTION: satellite is in orbit 22,236 miles above the earth and travels directly over both New York City and Bogot�, Colombia, which lie on approximately the same meridian. New York City h

Question 1091768: satellite is in orbit 22,236 miles above the earth and travels directly over both New York City and Bogot�, Colombia, which lie on approximately the same meridian. New York City has a latitude of approximately 40.5 N and Bogot� has a latitude of approximately 4.6 N above the equator. If the earth has an radius of approximately 3,960mi, use the arc length formula to find the approximate length, in miles, the satellite has traveled.
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satellite is in orbit 22,236 miles above the earth and travels directly over both New York City and Bogot�, Colombia, which lie on approximately the same meridian.
New York City has a latitude of approximately 40.5 N and Bogot� has a latitude of approximately 4.6 N above the equator.
If the earth has an radius of approximately 3,960mi, use the arc length formula to find the approximate length, in miles, the satellite has traveled.
:
Find the radius from the center of the earth to the satellite
22236 + 3960 = 26196 mi
Find the angle from NY to Bogota
40.5 - 4.6 =35.9 degrees
Find the arc length

A.L = 16,414 mi, dist traveled by the satellite
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