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Hi. I am having a problem working out this, please tell me where I'm wrong.
Q: What is the distance between 00500W and 01000E at a latitude of 35°S?
So I have to find the East-West distance between 500' W of Prime Meridian and 1000'E of PM.
That adds up to 1500' difference between the two meridians.
Departure = D Long cos Lat
1500 cos 35 = 1228.72 nm
Ok that was my working, here's the brief explanation in the book:
D Long = 15 x 60 = 900’
900 cos 35 = 900 x .819
737 nm
Where did that 15degrees come from? Isn't that supposed to be 25 (1500' / 60 = 25 )
Please enlighten me.
Thanks.
Q: What is the distance between 00500W and 01000E at a latitude of 35°S?
So I have to find the East-West distance between 500' W of Prime Meridian and 1000'E of PM.
That adds up to 1500' difference between the two meridians.
Departure = D Long cos Lat
1500 cos 35 = 1228.72 nm
Ok that was my working, here's the brief explanation in the book:
D Long = 15 x 60 = 900’
900 cos 35 = 900 x .819
737 nm
Where did that 15degrees come from? Isn't that supposed to be 25 (1500' / 60 = 25 )
Please enlighten me.
Thanks.
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It's 5degrees west to 10 degrees east which in my book is 15degrees. It's not 1500' it's 900' (15*60).
In the question it should be written as 05,00W and 10,00E i.e. 5degrees 0minutes west and 10degrees 0minutes east
In the question it should be written as 05,00W and 10,00E i.e. 5degrees 0minutes west and 10degrees 0minutes east
Last edited by towser; 3rd Oct 2012 at 16:19.
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Anyone get my question?
Originally Posted by Resident Insomniac
I am aware of that
Originally Posted by towser
In the question it should be written as 05,00W and 10,00E i.e. 5degrees 0minutes west and 10degrees 0minutes east
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There are several conventions for writing latitude and longitude but usually a five digit group will be DDDMM followed by E or W for longitude; latitude only needs four digits (DDMM) as it will not exceed 9000.
Incidentally, the answer you give is a rhumb-line distance along the same latitude. The GC distance between those points will be less.
Incidentally, the answer you give is a rhumb-line distance along the same latitude. The GC distance between those points will be less.