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A vessel steams 640 miles on course 047°T from LAT 34°45'N, LONG 140°00'E. What are the latitude and longitude of the point of arrival by mid-latitude sailing?

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A vessel steams 640 miles on course 047°T from LAT 34°45'N, LONG 140°00'E. What are the latitude and longitude of the point of arrival by mid-latitude sailing?

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• Mid-latitude sailing formulas for difference of latitude (DLat) and difference of longitude (DLo) • Relationship between course, distance, and the components: meridional and departure • Using mean latitude in the cosine term when converting departure to difference of longitude

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• First, break the 640‑mile run on course 047°T into its north-south and east-west components. What trigonometric functions relate these to the given course? • After finding the new latitude from the north-south component, how do you compute the departure and then convert that to a difference in longitude using mid-latitude sailing? • Once you have the DLo in minutes of arc, how do you apply it (E or W) to the starting longitude to find the final longitude?

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• Be sure you use course from north (047°T) correctly when deciding which side of the triangle is latitude change and which is departure. • Use mean latitude (average of initial and final latitudes) when converting departure to DLo with cosine, not just the initial latitude. • Check the final position: the vessel is heading northeasterly, so latitude should be higher (more north) and longitude should be further east than the starting point.

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Question 1 of 2066636eea28f7522a1c51b805

A vessel steams 640 miles on course 047°T from LAT 34°45'N, LONG 140°00'E. What are the latitude and longitude of the point of arrival by mid-latitude sailing?

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A vessel steams 640 miles on course 047°T from LAT 34°45'N, LONG 140°00'E. What are the latitude and longitude of the point of arrival by mid-latitude sailing?

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