Asked by Obi Uzoma Joses
An aircraft flies from an airport X(35°S, 40°E) and after 1500km due East,it reaches an airport Y. It then fly due south of another airport Z on latitude 70°S. Calculate, correct to 3 s.f;
(a) Radius of the latitude through X
(b) The longitude of Y
(c) The distance between Y and Z
(d) The speed of Z due to the rotation of the Earth
(e) The distance of Z from North
(a) Radius of the latitude through X
(b) The longitude of Y
(c) The distance between Y and Z
(d) The speed of Z due to the rotation of the Earth
(e) The distance of Z from North
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Answered by
oobleck
If the earth's radius is R, then
at latitude θ the radius is R cosθ
each degree of latitude is 111 km
Now you should be able to answer the questions.
at latitude θ the radius is R cosθ
each degree of latitude is 111 km
Now you should be able to answer the questions.
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