document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=441324>Question 441324</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The radius of the earth is about 3959 miles. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How far apart are two points on the surface of the earth that make a central angle of 73 degrees? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How far apart are two points on the surface of the earth that make a central angle of 73 degrees?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The max distance between them is the circumference times 73/360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 2*pi*r*73/360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 2*pi*3959*73/360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d =~ 5044 miles<BR>\n" );
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