(a) Consider two points on the equator at coordinates (latitude, longitude) of (0°N, 20°E) and (0'N, 40°W). What is the surface distance between these two points, measured in km? Express your answer to 4 significant digits.

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(a) Consider two points on the equator at coordinates (latitude, longitude) of (0°N, 20°E) and
(0°N, 40°W). What is the surface distance between these two points, measured in km?
Express your answer to 4 significant digits.
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(b) Consider two points with the same longitudes as in part (a) but at latitude 45°N. What is
the surface distance between these two points? Express your answer to 4 significant digits.
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Consider two points on the equator at coordinates (latitude, longitude) of (0°N, 20°E) and (0°N, 40°W). What is the surface distance between these two points, measured in km? Express your answer to 4 significant digits. ANSWER: (b) Consider two points with the same longitudes as in part (a) but at latitude 45°N. What is the surface distance between these two points? Express your answer to 4 significant digits.
(c) Now consider two points on the same meridian of longitude, but with different latitudes,
specifically (20°N, 127°W) and (30°N, 127°W). Determine the surface distance between
these points. Express your answer to 4 significant digits.
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(d) Would your answer to part (c) be different if the points were (50°N, 127°W) and (60°N,
127°W)? If so, by how much?
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(e) Would your answer to part (c) be different if the points were along longitude 12°E instead
of 127°W? If so by how much?
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Transcribed Image Text:(c) Now consider two points on the same meridian of longitude, but with different latitudes, specifically (20°N, 127°W) and (30°N, 127°W). Determine the surface distance between these points. Express your answer to 4 significant digits. ANSWER: (d) Would your answer to part (c) be different if the points were (50°N, 127°W) and (60°N, 127°W)? If so, by how much? ANSWER: (e) Would your answer to part (c) be different if the points were along longitude 12°E instead of 127°W? If so by how much? ANSWER:
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