SOLUTION: Two places on the same line of longitude are 2340km apart. What is the difference between their latitudes?

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Question 1189704: Two places on the same line of longitude are 2340km apart. What is the difference between their latitudes?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two places on the same line of longitude are 2340km apart.
What is the difference between their latitudes?
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there is about 111 km in 1 degree of latitude, the same everywhere
2340%2F111 = 21.08 or about 21 degrees, 5 min difference in latitude