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In which situation does a great circle track provides the maximum saving in distance?

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In which situation does a great circle track provides the maximum saving in distance?

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• Great circle vs. rhumb line (loxodrome) and when their paths differ most • Effect of latitude on the shape and length of great circle and rhumb line tracks • How direction of course (easterly, westerly, southerly) interacts with latitude for distance savings

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• On a Mercator chart, in which regions do great circles bend most away from straight rhumb lines? High or low latitudes? • For a given latitude band, which general course directions (east–west vs. north–south) gain the most from following a great circle? • Think about where the Earth’s curvature causes the biggest difference between a straight-line (great circle) and a constant‑bearing line (rhumb line).

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• Identify which answer choices are in high latitudes versus low latitudes • Separate choices that are mainly east–west from those involving a large change in latitude (north–south component) • Recall that maximum distance saving occurs where the rhumb line deviates most from the true shortest path on a sphere

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Question 1 of 20

In which situation does a great circle track provides the maximum saving in distance?

On easterly courses in high latitudes

On southerly courses in high latitudes

On easterly courses in low latitudes that cross the equator

On westerly courses in low latitudes

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In which situation does a great circle track provides the maximum saving in distance?

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