Using the Earth’s meridian as a basis, the international nautical mile is the most accurate mile measure to date. One nautical mile equals 1.15078 statute miles (land miles). How many feet are in a nautical mile?
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At sea, distances are measured in nautical miles and speeds are expressed in knots. (1 nautical mile = 6076.12 ft) (1 knot = 1 nautical mi/h) How many feet are in one nautical mile?
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Work each problem. Nautical miles are used by ships and airplanes. They are different from statute miles, where $1 mathrm{mi}=5280 mathrm{ft}$. A nautical mile is defined to be the arc length along the equator intercepted by a central angle $A O B$ of $1^{prime},$ as illustrated in the figure. If the equatorial radius of Earth is $3963 mathrm{mi}$, use the arc length formula to approximate the number of statute miles in 1 nautical mile. Round the answer to two decimal places.
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Work each problem. Nautical miles are used by ships and airplanes. They are different from statute miles, where $1 \mathrm{mi}=5280 \mathrm{ft}$. A nautical mile is defined to be the arc length along the equator intercepted by a central angle $A O B$ of $1^{\prime},$ as illustrated in the figure. If the equatorial radius of Earth is $3963 \mathrm{mi}$, use the arc length formula to approximate the number of statute miles in 1 nautical mile. Round the answer to two decimal places. (FIGURE CAN'T COPY)
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