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Cuando navegando a rumbo, cortamos la línea que une a dos faros opuestos uno frente al otro, nos encontramos en ... :When on course we cross the line joining two lighthouses facing each other, we are on…

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Correct answer: c) An opposition line between two lights.

Why it is correct

If the boat lies between the two lights, one each side, it is an opposition. In a transit both lie on the same side.

Why the others are not

  • a) Both would be on one side.
  • b) That is depth.
  • d) Not a line between lights.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Between both: opposition.

Where this question comes from

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