SOLUTION: Two places on the same line of longitude are 2340km apart. What is the difference between their latitudes?

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Question 1189704: Two places on the same line of longitude are 2340km apart. What is the difference between their latitudes?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two places on the same line of longitude are 2340km apart.
What is the difference between their latitudes?
:
there is about 111 km in 1 degree of latitude, the same everywhere
= 21.08 or about 21 degrees, 5 min difference in latitude

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