Question

In 2014, about how far in meters would you have to travel on the surface of the Earth from the North Magnetic Pole to the Geographic North Pole? Take the radius of the Earth to be 6378.1 km.

Answer 1

Answer:

267.07 km

Explanation:

We have given the radius of the earth = 6378.1 km

In 2014 the difference between the magnetic north pole and geographical north pole is 2.40°

2.40°$=2.40\times \frac{\pi }{180}=0.041866 radian$

We know that linear distance is given by $S=R\Theta =6378.1\times 0.041866=267.07km$

So we have to travel 267.07 km in going from magnetic north pole to geographic north pole