document.write( "Question 207286: If the latitude of Chicago is about 42 degrees and the radius of the earth is about 4000 miles, how far is Chicago from the equator? ( use pi= 3.1416)
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Let x=distance of Chicago from the equator.
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\n" ); document.write( "x=r sin A=(4000 mi)(sin 42)=2677 mi \n" ); document.write( "

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