Answer: Nautical Miles If a central angle with its vertex at the center of the earth has

Chapter 3, Problem 3.1.114

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Nautical Miles If a central angle with its vertex at the center of the earth has a measure of 1', then the arc on the surface of the earth that is cut off by this angle (known as the great circle distance) has a measure of 1 nautical mile (Figure 16). lfthe great circle distance between two ships on the ocean is 0.1 radian, what is this distance in nautical miles?

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