document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=871181>Question 871181</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Buffalo, New York, and Raleigh, NC, lie approximately on the same meridian. Buffalo has a latitude of 42.9°N, and Raleigh has a latitude of 35.8°N. Find the distance between these two cities. (The radius of the earth is 3960 mi. Round your answer to the nearest mile.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "latitude difference:: 42.9-35.8 = 7.1 degree<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Circumference of earth = 2*pi*3960<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance between Buff and Ral = (7.1/360)(2*pi*3960) miles = 490.72 miles<BR>\n" );
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