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General Mathematics · Unit 3 · Earth geometry and time zones · Locations on the Earth

Calculate angular distance and distance between two places on Earth on the same parallel of latitude.  𝐷 = 111.2 cos 𝜃 × angular distance where 𝐷 is distance in kilometres and 𝜃 is latitude

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Four coastal weather stations are located along the same parallel of latitude in Western Australia. Their positions are given in the table below. (a) Calculate the angular distance between Station A and Station D. (1 mark) (b) Calculate the distance between Station A and Station D along the parallel of latitude, to the nearest kilometre. (3 marks)

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