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El ángulo en el polo es uno de los ángulos del triángulo de posición y se forma:The meridian angle (polar angle P) is one of the angles of the navigational triangle and is formed:
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Correct answer: d) Answers b) and c) are correct.
Why it is correct
The meridian or polar angle (P) has its vertex at the observer’s elevated pole between the observer’s upper meridian and the body’s hour circle, and is measured from 0° to 180° East (rising) or West (setting).
Why the others are not
- a) The vertex of the navigational triangle is the elevated pole, not the depressed pole.
- b) True, but option c) is also true.
- c) True, but option b) is also true.
How to work it out in the exam
- Polar angle (P): at the elevated pole, between local meridian and body’s hour circle, E or W.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2024 · 2ª convocatoria · CY Tipo 1 · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
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