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In elliptical geometry do two points not determine a unique line?
No. In spherical elliptical geometry, for example, given the earth's North and South poles, there are an infinite number of lines of longitudes between them.
Why is the distance between two longitude lines at the north pole 0?
Because all of the longitudes converge in a single point, at both the north andsouth poles. When you stand at a pole, you're standing on every longitude.
How many lines can pass through two distant points?
There can be infinitely many lines: think of the longitudes through he North and South poles. However, there can be only one straight line.
Does each line of longitude parallel to another line of longitude?
Yes No, lines of longitude are as parallel to each other as the earth is flat. All longitudes intersect at the north and south poles.
Why are longitudes equal in length?
Every line of constant longitude joins the north and south poles. Therefore the length of every line of constant longitude is one half of the earth's polar circumference.
What where the difference between the longitudes from the equator to the poles?
everything
What is the line between the two poles called?
The lines joining the two poles are longitudes.
The distance between the longitudes decreases towards?
The distance between the longitudes decreases towards the poles. This is because the lines of longitude converge towards the poles, resulting in shorter distances between them as you move towards the North or South Pole.
Where do longitudes meet?
At the poles.
Why do longitudes meet at poles?
Longitudes are lines that run north to south on a globe. At the poles, longitudes converge and meet because all lines of longitude, or meridians, come together at a single point. This means that at the poles, there is no east or west direction left to differentiate between, so the longitudes effectively merge together.
Do you find any difference in the distance between the longitudes from the equator to the poles?
Yes, the distance between longitudes narrows as you move from the equator towards the poles due to the curvature of the Earth. The lines of longitude converge at the poles, so the distance between them decreases as you move north or south.
Longitude lines meet where?
All longitudes converge at the north and south poles.
Why are latitudes concentric but longitudes meet at the poles?
Latitudes are parallel to the equator. Longitudes converge like elastics on a soccer ball.
Why is the distance between two latitudes constant at 111 kilometers but not for longitudes?
The distance between two latitudes is relatively constant at 111 kilometers because the lines of latitude are parallel to each other and evenly spaced. Whereas, the distance between two longitudes varies because the lines of longitude converge at the poles, resulting in shorter distances towards the poles and longer distances towards the equator.
Do the longitudes intersect each other?
If they did, then you'd have two different longitudes at the same point, which isgenerally a no-no.The only places where that happens is at the north and south poles, where all longitudesconverge (meet, come together).
How Distinguish between latitudes and longitudes?
Lines of latitude run parallel to the equator. Lines of longitude run vertically - passing through both poles.
Longitude lines meet?
All longitudes converge at the north and south poles.
