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Old 19th Dec 2011, 09:55
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Capt Fathom
 
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Reciprocal headings, add 200 minus 20 or vise versa or add 2 minus 2 to keep it simple
150 add 200 = 350 minus 20 = 330
300 minus 200 = 100 plus 20 = 120
That is simple??

What's wrong with.....

150+180=330 and 300-180=120!

Some of these work-arounds are more complicated than the original!
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