40. the verrazano narrows bridge, which connects staten island and brooklyn in new york, has towers which are 211 meters high and 1298 meters apart at their base. due to the curvature of the earth, the tops of the towers are actually a little further apart than 1298 meters. calculate how much farther apart they are due to the curvature of the earth. assume a spherical earth with a mean radius of 6371 km. make a sketch and give result to nearest mm.