Asked by fnf
An xyz-coordinate system is placed with its origin at the center of the earth, so that the equator is in the xy-plane, the North Pole has coordinates (0, 0, 3960), and the xz-plane contains the prime meridian. Find the coordinates (x, y, z) of Osaka, Japan, whose lotitude and longitude are 34.7 degrees north and 135.5 degrees east.
Answers
oobleck
review spherical coordinates
x = r cos(long)cos(lat)
y = r sin(long)cos(lat)
z = r sin(lat)
x = r cos(long)cos(lat)
y = r sin(long)cos(lat)
z = r sin(lat)