Assume the radius of the earth is 3960 miles. One nautical mile can be defined as the distance on the surface of the earth from a point having latitude 1'N to the closest point on the equator. Show that 1 nautical mile is approximately 1.15 ordinary miles.

Assume the radius of the earth is 3960 miles. One nautical mile can be defined as the distance on the surface of the earth from a point having latitude 1'N to the closest point on the equator. Show that 1 nautical mile is approximately 1.15 ordinary miles.

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Assume the radius of the earth is 3960 miles. One nautical
mile can be defined as the distance on the surface of the
earth from a point having latitude 1'N to the closest point
on the equator. Show that 1 nautical mile is approximately
1.15 ordinary miles.

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