Haversine law
Then you can solve for the third side using the law of cosines. Now suppose you want to solve a big triangle, a triangle on the surface of the earth so large that the curvature of the earth matters.
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Now suppose you want to solve a big triangle, a triangle on the surface of the earth so large that the curvature of the earth matters.
Then you can solve for the third side using the law of cosines.
You […] The post Haversine law first appeared on John D.
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Now suppose you want to solve a big triangle, a triangle on the surface of the earth so large that the curvature of the earth matters. You know two sides and the angle between them. Then you can solve for the third side using the law of cosines.
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- Then you can solve for the third side using the law of cosines.
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You know two sides and the angle between them. You […] The post Haversine law first appeared on John D.
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