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When using horizontal sextant angles of three objects to fix your position, an indeterminate position will result in which situation?

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When using horizontal sextant angles of three objects to fix your position, an indeterminate position will result in which situation?

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• Horizontal sextant angles and how they define position lines relative to three charted objects • The geometric relationship between your vessel and the triangle formed by three shore objects • What makes a fix unique vs. indeterminate when using angular measurements

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• Picture three charted objects that form a triangle on your chart. As your vessel moves around that triangle, how do the horizontal angles between those three objects change? • In what specific geometric arrangement would many different vessel positions produce exactly the same set of three horizontal angles? • Think about what happens if the three objects are arranged so that they no longer form a true triangle. What does that do to the geometry of your fix?

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• Verify how three non-collinear objects (that form a proper triangle) generally give a unique intersection of position lines from horizontal angles. • Consider what special case of object arrangement causes the angular relationships to be non‑unique, so multiple positions could satisfy the same measured angles. • Check which choice describes a condition where infinitely many positions could give the same observed horizontal sextant angles.

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Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c51a541

When using horizontal sextant angles of three objects to fix your position, an indeterminate position will result in which situation?

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When using horizontal sextant angles of three objects to fix your position, an indeterminate position will result in which situation?

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