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Applications of Spherical Trigonometry by Darwin Gacutan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Spherical trigonometry has applications in astronomy and navigation. It is used to calculate distances and positions on Earth, which is approximated as a sphere with a radius of 3,959 miles. Latitude is the angular distance north or south of the equator, measured along a meridian, while colatitude is the angular distance from the North Pole. The colatitude can be calculated as 90 degrees minus the latitude for points north of the equator, or 90 degrees plus the latitude for points south of the equator.
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- Darwin Gacutan
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- EN