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Question 390500: a globe as radius of 150cm.Find the distance of a point 48 degree north latitude from the equator?
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a globe as radius of 150cm.Find the distance of a point 48 degree north latitude from the equator?
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The circumference = 2*pi*r = 300*pi
48º of arc = C*48/360
= 300*pi*48/360
= 40pi
=~ 125.66 cm
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