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In response to "oh wait, I'm averaging to find the center point. -- nm" by loosilu at work

Yes, averging would find the mid-latitude, but why then cosine that?

Posted by musubi Sep 14 '10, 14:01

That'd be able to generate the straight line distance to the equator with some manipulation, I think, but overall there's too many moving parts without knowing what's what. It might work, but you should ask the guy who wrote the formula, it'd take him 2 secs to tell you what's what, for me it'd take me half an hour to check the math.

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I don't know!!! *cries* I know, I know, I have asked him several times to tell me what's what. - loosilu at work Sep 14, 14:07 2
- Just put in a series of known points and test if it gives you an accurate reading. - musubi Sep 14, 14:09 1
  - I am, and it's not. I know I got something wrong. that's why I'm asking. -- nm - loosilu at work Sep 14, 14:28

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Yes, averging would find the mid-latitude, but why then cosine that?

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