document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=384036>Question 384036</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in navigational terms,  a minute is one sixtieth of a degree, and a second is one sixtieth of a minute. to the nearest foot, what is the length of a one-second arc on the equator? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #272188 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=272188\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the circumference of the Earth is 40,000 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(the original definition of a meter was the distance from the equator to the pole, divided by 10,000,000)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.54 cm = 1 in.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4E9 cm * (1 in / 2.54 cm) * (1 ft / 12 in) = circumference in feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide the circumference by ___ 360º * (60 min / º) * (60 sec / min) </SPAN>\n" );
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