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Two sea ports are on the same parallel of latitude 42â—¦ 27 N.Their difference in longitude is 137â—¦ 35 . Ship A and ship B sailat 20 knots from one port to the other. Ship A sails along theparallel of latitude; ship B sails the great circle routeconnecting the two ports. Calculate the time difference in theirarrival times if they leave port together.

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Latitude 4227 NAP BP 90 4227 4733 4755Longitude difference 13535 135583APB 13535 135583the parallel route is denoted by the red arc ARB andthe great circle route is denoted by the yellow arc AYBIf the meridians PAC and PBD are drawn    See Answer
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