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M7
- Find the length of an arc of a circle of radius 7.2 cm,
if the arc subtends an angle of 240° at the centre.
- 5428.7 cm
- 30.16 cm
- 1728 cm
- Which diagram shows a great circle?
- The coordinates of M are:
- (160°E, 20°S)
- (20°S, 160°E)
- (20°N, 160°E)
- Write 978 km in nautical miles.
- 528.01 nautical miles
- 1811.26 nautical miles
- 1.89 nautical miles
- If it is 10am in Sydney (150°E), what is the time in
Rome (14°E)?
- 7.04 pm
- 12.56am
- 7.44am
- Find the distance in nautical miles along the equator
between the meridans 52°E and 93°E.
- 2460 nautical miles
- 8700 nautical miles
- 41 nautical miles
- A boat is travelling at an average speed of 8 knots. What
distance will it cover in 6 hours? Give your answer in
kilometres.
- 48 km
- 89 km
- 26 km
- Find the local time in Hong Kong (120°E) if it is
2pm GMT.
- 4pm
- 6am
- 10pm
- What is the distance in kilometres along the equator
between the meridians 25°W and 12°W? Give your
answer in kilometres correct to two decimal places.
- 10778.64 km
- 2820 km
- 1444.44 km
- Which letter A, B, C is located at (60°N, 40°E)
- A
- B
- C
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