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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the laditude 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)  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The circumference of the earth = pi*d = 8000(pi)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the distance of Chicago from the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (42/360)*8000pi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2932.15 miles<BR>\n" );
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