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Earth circumference is approximately 25,000 miles. If you could dig a tunnel to the center of the earth, how long will the tunnel be?
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Earth circumference is approximately 25,000 miles. If you could dig a tunnel to the center of the earth, how long will the tunnel be?

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\textit{Circumference of a Circle}\\\\ C=2\pi r ~~ \begin{cases} r=radius\\[-0.5em] \hrulefill\\ C=25000 \end{cases}\implies 25000=2\pi r \\\\\\ \cfrac{25000}{2\pi }=r\implies \stackrel{ miles }{3978.87}\approx r

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