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STIS: Can someone please check my math?

Posted by loosilu at work (aka loosilu2) Sep 14 '10, 13:28

=SQRT(((LAT!-LAT2)*6080*60))^2+((((LON1-LON2)*6080*60)/COS(RADIANS(LAT1+LAT2/2))))^2

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Looks good. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 13:33
*stops reading at SQRT* - oblique Sep 14, 13:29 4
- I have not done trig in a good 20 years, and I did bad the first time. -- nm - loosilu at work Sep 14, 13:30 3
  - badly. - Beryllium Sep 14, 13:31 2
    - don't go off on a tangent. -- nm - loosilu at work Sep 14, 13:32 1
      - You're so obtuse -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 13:32
oh yes, and units are feet. the 6080 is for converting to nautical miles. -- nm - loosilu at work Sep 14, 13:29

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