ECZ 2025 · GCE Paper 1 — Earth Geometry
The diagram shows the positions of three towns A, B and C on the earth's surface. A plane flying due south from A to B at 900 knots takes 7 hours. Find the difference in latitude between A and B.
- A. 15°
- B. 7°
- C. 6300°
- D. 105°
Verified working — step 1
Two facts: a knot is 1 nautical mile per hour, and along a north-south line 1° of latitude = 60 nautical miles.The full step-by-step working and final answer, plus the video lesson for this topic, are included with Premium — checked against ECZ marking standards.
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