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Is the center of a great circle also the center of a small circle?
No. Every circle on the sphere whose center is also the center of the sphere is a great circle. If the circle's center is not also the center of the sphere, then the circle is a small circle.
How do you use great circle in a sentence?
A circle on the surface of a sphere that has the same radius as the sphere.
What is the purpose of the great circle sailing?
The purpose of sailing from one point to another by way of the great circle is that it's the shortest distance between them, and therefore takes the least time.
A great circle is another name for a in Riemann's spherical geometry?
line
Why are mobiles not diamond shaped or circle Why are they only rectangle shaped?
A nice style makes you feel great. A new you is a way to be!
What is a great circle route?
It is the path along a circle that cuts the earth into two equal hemispheres.
What is a great cicle?
Much bigger and better than a regular circle... But seriously, a great circle on a sphere is a circle that runs along the surface of that sphere and cuts it into two equal halves. It is the largest circle that can be drawn on a given sphere. The center of any great circle is the center of the sphere.
How does eQuator form a great circle?
eQuator forms a great circle because it is a circle created by the intersection of a sphere and a plane that passes through the center of the sphere. The equator of the Earth, for example, is a great circle because it divides the Earth into two equal halves. The shortest path between any two points on a great circle is along the circle itself.
Does 90 degree west and 90 degree east form a great circle?
No. You have to cross 360 degrees of meridian for a great circle, so 180 degrees East plus 180 degrees West around the equator will form a great circle.
How many miles does 5 degrees equal along a great circle?
One degree of latitude (north or south) equals 60 nautical miles. One degree of longitude (east-west) is approximately 60 nautical miles times the cosine of the mid-latitude. So 5 degrees is something less than 300 NM, depending on the heading and the latitude.
How many miles is in one degree on a great circle?
About 69.2 miles (rounded)
What is the largest circle that can be drawn around a sphere such as a globe?
That's called a "great circle" of the sphere. -- It's any circle whose center is at the center of the sphere. -- Its diameter is equal to the diameter of the sphere. -- Its area is equal to 1/4 the surface area of the sphere. -- The shortest distance between any two points on the sphere is along the piece of the great circle on which they lie. (There's only one, unless the two points are the opposite ends of a diameter.)
What is the advantage and dis advantage of great circle sailing?
the greatest advantage of the great circle sailing is that it can be gained by sailing along greatest circle route in high latitude in east and west direction
What divides the earth into equal halves?
A cut through any great circle does.
What line divides the earth into two equal halves 2 words?
great circle
How many degrees are along the great circle between Memphis and Tokyo?
130 degrees approximately
What is the name of a line that divides the world into two equal halves?
It is called a great circle. The equator is an example.
