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En el triángulo de posición, el ángulo en el polo se forma:In the position triangle, the meridian angle is formed:

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Correct answer: c) At the observer’s elevated pole, between the observer’s meridian and the body’s hour circle.

Why it is correct

Its vertex is the elevated pole, and its sides are the observer’s meridian and the body’s hour circle.

Why the others are not

  • a) It is not the depressed pole, and it can be under 90º.
  • b) It can be under 90º.
  • d) It is not the depressed pole, and Greenwich plays no part.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Meridian angle: elevated pole.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Sight reduction

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