Chapter 4, Section 4.1, Question 033 Assume the surface of the earth is a sphere

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Chapter 4, Section 4.1, Question 033 Assume the surface of the earth is a sphere with diameter 7926 miles. Suppose a ship travels for 480 miles along the equator in the Atlantic Ocean. What is the change in longitude during that trip? Round your answer to 1 decimal place. degrees the absolute tolerance is +/-0.1 cick if you would like to show Work for this questiont Ozan Shon ok By accessing this Question Assistance, you will learn while you earn points based on the Point Potential Policy set by your instructor

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total diameter = 7926 miles.

total longitude = 360

change in longitude for 1 miles = (360/7926)

so change in longitude for 480 miles = (360/7926)*480 = 21.8 degree

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