Question:
The distance between Paris, France, and Rio de Janeiro,
Last updated: 7/15/2022
The distance between Paris, France, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 5720 miles. If lines were drawn from Paris and Rio to the center of the earth, those lines would meet at an angle of 82.24°. Use this information to approximate the radius of the earth. Using this information, we can estimate that the radius of the earth is miles.