SOLUTION: Kisangani, Congo and Sorong Indonesia are separated by the Indian ocean; both lie on the equator. The angle between the two cities, if you were to bisect the globe is approximately
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Question 874140: Kisangani, Congo and Sorong Indonesia are separated by the Indian ocean; both lie on the equator. The angle between the two cities, if you were to bisect the globe is approximately 66 degrees. Find the shortest arc length from Kisangani to Sorong if the circumference of the earth at the equator is approximately 39720 km, to the nearest km.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= (66/360)*39720 km
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