Consider points A (500N, 300E) and B (500N, 1500W) (Take ?? = 22/7) and radius of the earth R = 6370 km. Find:

      

Consider points A (500N, 300E) and B (500N, 1500W) (Take 𝜋 = 22⁄7) and radius of the earth R = 6370 km. Find:
(a) The distance between A and B along a parallel of latitude in:
(i) Kilometres (km)
(ii) Nautical miles (nm)
(b) The shortest distance from A to B in nautical miles.
(c) An aircraft takes 54 hours to fly between the two towns A and B along the great circle. Calculate its speed in knots
correct to 2 significant figures.

  

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sharon
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sharon kalunda answered the question on April 29, 2019 at 10:14


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