Clarksburg, West Virginia, and Miami, Florida, lie approximately on the same meridian. Clarksburg has a latitude of 39.5 N and Miami, 25.5 N . Find the distance between these two cities. (The radius of the earth is 3960 mi.)
Please round your answer to the nearest mile

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Clarksburg, West Virginia, and Miami, Florida, lie approximately on the same meridian. Clarksburg has a latitude of 39.5 N and Miami, 25.5 N . Find the distance between these two cities. (The radius of the earth is 3960 mi.)
Please round your answer to the nearest mile

anonymous · Answer

The distance between two points on a circle (or between two points on a sphere that have the same longitudinal coordinate) is given by the radius * the angle between them.

anonymous · Answer

Your angle needs to be in radians, however.

anonymous · Answer

Do you know how to convert degrees to radians?

anonymous · Answer

uhm x 180/pi

anonymous · Answer

Close.

degrees *pi/180

anonymous · Answer

oh

anonymous · Answer

802 miles

anonymous · Answer

I get something different. Let me check my numbers really fast.

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

Yeah, I've checked a few times. I think you have a minor mistake somewhere.

39.5 - 25.5 = 14.

14*3.14159265/180 = 0.244346095

0.244346095*3960 = 967.6

anonymous · Answer

oh i see my mistake haha, thanks for correcting me!:)