Question

Find the distance between these two cities.

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

Answer 1

U have 90 degrees of latitude from equator to pole.

So you calculate the angle theta at centre between the cities.

Then use formula for arc length.