Need help w/ earth sci hw: latitude & solstices?

Question

The noon altitude of the son on the solstices can be calculated for any location if the difference in degrees latitude from that location to the tropic of cancer is known. the latitude of Sioux falls, south Dakota is 43.5 degrees north. answer questions 1-4.

1. What is the difference in latitude between Sioux Falls & the tropic of cancer?

(the difference between the zenith and the noon solar altitude on the summer solstice equals the difference in latitude between Sioux falls and the tropic of cancer)

2. Find the altitude of the sun at noon on the summer solstice in Sioux Falls.

( the distance of the noon sun from the zenith on the winter solstice is equal to the difference in latitude between Sioux falls and the tropic of Capricorn)

3. Find the difference in latitude between Sioux falls and the tropic of Capricorn (remember: that the tropic of Capricorn is south of the equator)

4. Find the altitude of the sun at noon in Sioux falls on the winter solstice.

Answer 1

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