Question

can someone please help me out? i will Medal, AND fan!!
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Answer 1

@campbell_st

Answer 2

Sorry! Can't help ya there.

Answer 3

Sorry, I was trying my best to help you, but I can't figure it out. :(

Answer 4

@robtobey

Answer 5

well you are being asked to find the length of an arc



so if you are 32 degrees north on a great circle then you still have
58 degrees to go to get the the north pole.

so if you find the circumference of a circle with radius 3960 miles

then the fraction of the circumference you still have to travel is 58/360

so in summary

Arc Length \[Arc = \frac{\theta}{360} \times 2 \pi r\]

where @ is the angle subtended by the arc.

hope it helps

Answer 6

but how do you solve that?

Answer 7

well you know the angle subtended.... 58....

starting at the equator moving up to the north pole... means the angle is 90 degrees

if you move up 32 degrees ... you still have 58 to travel...

the meridian of longitude is a ' great circle' with a readius 3960

so if you go to the formula I posted

@ = 58 and r = 3960

just substitute and then calculate the answer...

Answer 8

does the @ represent the θ ?

Answer 9

thats right

Answer 10

ooh ok.. hold on:)

Answer 11

i got 4008.67.. is that right?

Answer 12

@campbell_st ?

Answer 13

that's the answer I got.

Answer 14

ok thanks so much!!:)