Find the distance along an arc on the surface of the earth that subtends a central angle of 9 minutes (1 minute =1/60 degree).

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Find the distance along an arc on the surface of the earth that subtends a central angle of 9 minutes (1 minute =1/60 degree). The radius of the earth is 3960 miles. Round to the thousandths.
Your answer is _________ miles.

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