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En relación a la "armadura" del sextante, indique la afirmación VERDADERA:On the sextant “frame”, mark the TRUE statement:

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Correct answer: a) It is a circular sector of about 70º-80º, whose arc is called the “limb”, graduated right to left, with a few degrees beyond 0 on the right.

Why it is correct

The sextant is a sector of about 60º-80º graduated right to left. Past 0 on the right a few degrees allow for index error.

Why the others are not

  • b) Right to left.
  • c) It is larger.
  • d) It is larger.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Arc: right to left.

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