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Chapter 9: Q17. (page 342)

In Exercises 17-20, the latitude of a city is given. Sketch the earth and a circle of latitude through the city. Find the radius of this circle.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 43掳N

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The final answer is 4680.66km.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given information:

The latitude of a city Milwaukee, Wisconsin is 43掳N.

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Step 2. Concept used:

We use basic geometric and angle concept

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Step 3. Applying the concept:

Sketch of earth:

Now, from the figure, r=Rcos43掳, where Ris the radius of the earth, and ris a radius of required circle.

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鈬�鈥�鈥�鈥�r=4680.66 km.

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