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liq
1 month ago
5

In 2014, about how far in meters would you have to travel on the surface of the Earth from the North Magnetic Pole to the Geogra

phic North Pole? Take the radius of the Earth to be 6378.1 km.
Physics
1 answer:
Sav [3.1K]1 month ago
3 0

Answer:

267.07 km

Explanation:

The given earth's radius is 6378.1 km

In the year 2014, the magnetic north pole was situated 2.40° away from the geographical north pole

2.40°=2.40\times \frac{\pi }{180}=0.041866 radian

The linear distance can be calculated using the formula S=R\Theta =6378.1\times 0.041866=267.07km

Thus, travelling from the magnetic north pole to the geographic north pole requires a distance of 267.07 km

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