Well R=√x^2 + y^2 correct? In that case the radius for point 1 would be approximately 40.5 and point 2 would be 154.8. Would I then set up a triangle with the radii and use Pythagorean theorem for the distance, in a straight line, between the two points?
Homework Statement
To attend the 2000 Summer Olympics, a fan flew from Mosselbaai, South Africa (34S, 22E) to Sydney, Australia (34S, 151E). (a) What is the smallest angular distance the fan has to travel: (1) 34 degrees (2) 12 degrees (3) 117 degrees (4) 129 degrees? Why?
(b) Determine the...