Suppose city A and city B are 834 km apart and lie on the same north-south line, and city A is to the north of city B. If the latitude of city A is 47.2 degrees, what is the the latitude of city B? (Use r = 6400 km for the Earth's radius)

Suppose city A and city B are 834 km apart and lie on the same north-south line, and city A is to the north of city B. If the latitude of city A is 47.2 degrees, what is the the latitude of city B? (Use r = 6400 km for the Earth's radius)

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