17. Latitude measures the distance (in degrees – north or south) above and below the equator. The equator has a latitude of 0°. Your friend lives in a town 10 degrees north of Cleveland. Cleveland has a latitude of 40° N. If you reflect the town's location over the equator, what would be its new latitude?

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17.   Latitude measures the distance (in degrees – north or south) above and below the equator. The equator has a latitude of 0°. Your friend lives in a town 10 degrees north of Cleveland. Cleveland has a latitude of 40° N. If you reflect the town's location over the equator, what would be its new latitude?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

50 degrees north

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

@anonymoustwo44...  isn't the reflection across the equator take the latitude into the southern hemisphere?

anonymous · Answer

wait by reflect, do you refer to its reflection? if so its -50 degrees. But if you mean base on the equator, its 50 degrees

anonymous · Answer

but SOUTH versus NORTH.  the new latitude would be 50 degrees S.

anonymous · Answer

oh yeah so 50 degrees south if by reflect you mean reflection and 50 degrees north if by reflect you mean base