SOLUTION: Good day, can you please help me with this question? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Miami, Florida, lie approximately on the same meridian. Pittsburgh has a latitude of 40.5� N

Question 980515: Good day, can you please help me with this question?

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Miami, Florida, lie approximately on the same meridian. Pittsburgh has a latitude of 40.5� N and Miami, 25.5� N. Find the distance between these two cities. (The radius of the earth is 3960 miles)
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Answer by ikleyn(52798) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The difference of latitudes is 40.5� - 25.5� = 15�.

So, we need to find the length of the arc of 15� of the circle of the radius 3960 miles.

It is = = 1036.2 miles.

Answer. The distance between these two cities is about 1036 mies.

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