The same longitude: 39960km
The same latitude: 34440km
Actual:40075.7km/40008.08km
Is the Earth a perfect sphere? Justify your answer
No, it isn’t. Because the two circumferences I got is very different. If the earth is a perfect sphere then the two circumferences should be the same.
PercentError1= ((39960-40075.7)/40075.7)*100= -0.29%
PercentErrorl2=((34440-40008.08)/40008.08)*100=-13.9%
Travel1: 39960/80=499.5km/day
Travel2: 34440/80=430.5km/day
Days1: 39960/100=3996days
Days2: 34440/100=3444days
Go around the equatorial is faster than the Polar route
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The same latitude: 34440km
Actual:40075.7km/40008.08km
Is the Earth a perfect sphere? Justify your answer
No, it isn’t. Because the two circumferences I got is very different. If the earth is a perfect sphere then the two circumferences should be the same.
PercentError1= ((39960-40075.7)/40075.7)*100= -0.29%
PercentErrorl2=((34440-40008.08)/40008.08)*100=-13.9%
Travel1: 39960/80=499.5km/day
Travel2: 34440/80=430.5km/day
Days1: 39960/100=3996days
Days2: 34440/100=3444days
Go around the equatorial is faster than the Polar route
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