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If a ship sailed due south from Iceland to Antarctica, it would sail through an angle of rotation of about 140° around Earth’s center. Find this measure in radians. Then, using 3960 miles for Earth’s radius, find how far the ship would travel.

 Apr 25, 2019

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140 degrees  x   pi radians/180 degrees = 2.44346 R

 

2,44346 R  x 3960 = 9676 miles

 Apr 25, 2019
edited by ElectricPavlov  Apr 25, 2019
edited by ElectricPavlov  Apr 25, 2019
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Best Answer

140 degrees  x   pi radians/180 degrees = 2.44346 R

 

2,44346 R  x 3960 = 9676 miles

ElectricPavlov Apr 25, 2019
edited by ElectricPavlov  Apr 25, 2019
edited by ElectricPavlov  Apr 25, 2019

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