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A imaginary line that follows the curve of the earth the shortest distance between two points on a globe?
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... is called a Great Circle arc.
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Why do you prefer straight line while joining points on a graph?
Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't. In the Euclidean plane. a straight line is the shortest distance between two points. Also, the equation of a straight line is simpler than that of curved lines. Finally, there is the Occam Rule which can be put as follows: when there are lots of possibilities to choose from, go for the simplest one. There are infinitely many curves (including a straight line) that can go through a pair of points.
Does total distance equal the area?
No. The formula for the area of a rectangle, the easiest to measure, goes as follows goes as follows: X=distance of side A Y=distance of side B A=area of figure Now, the formula is:(X)(Y)=A for other figures you convert them into triangles where you can use (Base)(height) divided by 2=A this is called triangulation.
What is the meaning of 'back to back' idioms and phrase?
consecutive; one follows the other with no others in between
Why are decimeter and kilometer related?
By unit of length and distance and conversion ,we can say that 1 km=10000 dm
How calculate kvar?
kvar can be calculated as follows the a product KVA andt the sine of the angle between the KVA and KW.
An imaginary line that follows the curve of the earth and is the shortest route for pilots?
A great circle
What is an imaginary line that follows the curve of the earth?
it is the ORBIT, I think...
What is the imaginary line that follows the curve of earth?
it is the ORBIT, I think...
An ion in a mass spectrometer follows a semicircular path of radius 15.2 cm What is the magnitude of the displacement?
The magnitude of the displacement of an object that has traveled in a semicircle (a half circle) is not the DISTANCE that it traveled, but the shortest distance between it's starting point and it's ending point. This means that the diameter of the semicircle = the displacement, so 15.2*2=30.4 cm is the answer.
Distance from the sun for mars?
Mars follows an elliptical orbit, so the distance between it and the sun varies. However, the average distance between the two objects is 207 million km, or 1.38 astronomical units, or 128,279,014.03 miles.
Why isn't the green which meridian straight?
Because a straight line up and zooms right off the surface of the earth. Since the earth is a sphere (ball) only curved lines can stay on the surface. The meridian may not be a straight line, but it's the shortest possible distance between its ends, and you can prove it: The ends of the meridian are the north and south poles. Take a globe and a rubber band. When you stretch a rubber band between two points, it always follows the shortest path. Stretch the rubber band between the north and south poles of the globe. Make sure it goes across Green Which, and you'll see that it exactly follows the Prime Meridian.
What is the distance between the UK and Jamaica?
Using the "Great Circle" method of measurement, the distance would be as follows .............. 7,547 Km 4,690 miles 4,075 nautical miles
Which imaginary line on earth surface closely follows 180 degree meridian?
I d l
How far is the proxima centauri to earth by walking?
The distance between two points is the distance between them. It doesn't depend on the method an object uses to move between the two points. It also doesn't depend on what route an object follows between them, or even whether or not anything moves between the two points. The distance between the earth and the Orion Nebula is the distance, even though no object has ever moved between the earth and the Orion Nebula.
Does electricity follow the shortest path?
Electricity follows the path of least resistance. This could be convoluted.
What is the distance of miles and kilometers?
The conversion between miles and km are given .On finding the relation we get as follows . we know , 1 km =0.621 miles . distance of miles and kilometers is 0.621 in miles.
What imaginary line runs through the north pole and the south pole and roughly follows the 180 meridian?
The international date line.
