Assume That the Cities Lie on the Same North-South Line $1.10$

question 94

Multiple Choice

Assume that the cities lie on the same north-south line and that the radius of the earth is 6400 km.
-Electrical wire is being wound around a drum with radius of $1.10$ meters. How much line (to the nearest hundredth of a meter) would be wound around the drum if it is rotated through an angle of $270.1 ^ { \circ }$ ?

• A) \(5.29 \mathrm {~m}\)
• B) \(5.09 \mathrm {~m}\)
• C) \(5.19 \mathrm {~m}\)
• D) \(4.99 \mathrm {~m}\)

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