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Two cities have nearly the same north-south line of 107° W. The latitude of the first city is 30° N,and the latitude of the second city is 36° N. Approximate the distance between the cities if the average radius of Earth is 6400 km. The cities are approximately kilometers apart. (Round to the nearest integer as needed.)

Two cities have nearly the same north-south line of 107° W. The latitude of the first city is 30° N,and the latitude of the second city is 36° N. Approximate the distance between the cities if the average radius of Earth is 6400 km. The cities are approximately kilometers apart. (Round to the nearest integer as needed.)

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Two cities have nearly the same north-south line of 107° W. The latitude of the first city is 30° N, and the latitude of the second city is 36° N. Approximate the distance between the cities if the average radius of Earth is 6400 km. The cities are approximately kilometers apart. (Round to the nearest integer as needed.)
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