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¿Cuál de las siguientes respuestas más se aproxima al rumbo y distancia (loxodrómica) entre los siguientes puntos de salida (l= 35º55´N; L= 006º10´W) y llegada (l= 36º25´N; L= 007º10´W)?Which answer is closest to the rhumb line course and distance from l= 35º55´N; L= 006º10´W to l= 36º25´N; L= 007º10´W?
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Correct answer: d) Course 302º / Distance 56.6 miles.
Why it is correct
Δlat = 30′ N. Departure = 60′ × cos 36º10′ = 48.5′ W. Course 302º, about 57 miles.
Why the others are not
- a) It does not match the working.
- b) It does not match the working.
- c) It does not match the working.
How to work it out in the exam
- Find the difference of latitude and the departure: ΔL × cos(mean latitude).
- Course = arctan(A / Δlat). Distance = root of the sum of squares.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de abril · PY Test 1 · question 39 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2024 · Convocatoria de abril · PY Test 2 · question 31 Official paper · Official answer key
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