(b) The distance between Moscow, Russia, and Istanbul,

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(b) The distance between Moscow, Russia, and Istanbul, Turkey is 1097 miles. If lines were drawn from Moscow and Istanbul to the center of the earth, those lines would meet at an angle of 15.64°. Use this information to approximate the radius of the earth. Using this information, we can estimate that the radius of the earth is ______miles.