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An angle of declination is relevant when an observer is at a higher altitude than the object being observed. It is the angle made by the line of sight with the horizontal. Suppose this is angle x. Then if the altitude of the observer is known to be h, then line-of-sight distance to the object is h*sin(x). The object is h*tan(x) from the point below the observer at the level of the object.Conversely, if the line-of-sight distance from the object to the observer or the horizontal distance to the point directly below the observer is known, it is possible to calculate the height of the observer.
It is called the displacement in the horizontal direction.
The horizontal distance. Points of latitude and longitude can't account for elevation.
if the speed is zero then the distance versus time line will be horizontal
The horizontal distance is the straight-line distance between two points on a map without including any extra distance because of following the upward and downward slopes of hills and valleys.
Azimuth is the horizontal angular distance measured clockwise from true north, while altitude is the vertical angular distance above the horizon. Together, these coordinates help locate a star's position in the sky.
When a plane takes off it travels for a horizontal distance of 1400 ft before reaching its maximum altitude of 50000 ft; the plane's angle of elevation as it rises would be 86 degrees.
The altitude of the sun is the angle between the sun and the observer's horizontal plane. It changes throughout the day as the sun rises and sets. At solar noon, when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, the altitude is its maximum.
Feet is the standard measurement of altitude, or vertical distance. Metres, kilometres are used as a standard of horizontal distance. The nautical mile is used for navigational distance. The three seemingly different units of measurement, measure three different things. If a pilot hears a distance in feet, he or she immediately thinks of vertical distance. Metres is immediately related to horizontal distance, and nautical miles to navigational distance. The reason is to stop confusion.
The answer depends on the context: If you have a distance vector of magnitude V, that is inclined at an angle q to the horizontal, then the horizontal distance is V*cos(q).
An angle of declination is relevant when an observer is at a higher altitude than the object being observed. It is the angle made by the line of sight with the horizontal. Suppose this is angle x. Then if the altitude of the observer is known to be h, then line-of-sight distance to the object is h*sin(x). The object is h*tan(x) from the point below the observer at the level of the object.Conversely, if the line-of-sight distance from the object to the observer or the horizontal distance to the point directly below the observer is known, it is possible to calculate the height of the observer.
The distance from the apex to the base of a pyramid is known as the altitude.
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altitude is the distance above sea level.altitude is the distance above sea level.
It is called the displacement in the horizontal direction.
The horizontal distance. Points of latitude and longitude can't account for elevation.