Find the distance along an arc on the surface of the earth that subtends a central angle of 6 minutes (1 minute = 1/60 degree). The radius of the earth is 3960 miles.

The distance is 6.9115 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem we can use a rule of three.

The length of a circumference is 2*pi*r, and if we have a fraction of the whole arc, we have that:

360 degrees -> arc of 2*pi*r

6 * (1/60) degrees -> arc of x

So we have that:

The distance is 6.9115 miles.

step-by-step explanation:

you can add the two numbers and divide the result by 2. or you can find the gap between the two numbers and add half of this to the smaller number.

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