Question

If Earth's radius is 3,954 miles, to the nearest mile, how many miles north of city K is city H along arc HK?

Answer 1

626. tangent because adjacent and hypotenuse are given. tan= o/a
tan(9)= .1584
o/.1584 = 3954/1
cross multiply.
o= .1584 * 3954
o= 626