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¿Qué es la corrección total?What is the total correction?
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Correct answer: c) The algebraic sum of magnetic variation and deviation.
Why it is correct
Total correction = variation + deviation, with their signs.
Why the others are not
- a) That effect is variation.
- b) That effect is deviation.
- d) Index error belongs to the sextant.
How to work it out in the exam
- Algebraic: east is added, west is subtracted.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 1 · question 38 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2026 · Convocatoria de abril · PER Test 3 · question 41 Official paper · Official answer key
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