SOLUTION: Suppose a man 1.7 m tall could walk around the earth along a great circle whose radius is 6371.64 km. Determine the difference in the distances traveled by his head and his feet.

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The difference is  times the person's height,


so the ANSWER is   = 10.68 meters.


Indeed, the difference =  -  = .

    this difference does not depend on the value of the radius of the Earth (!)