You operate a marine salvage and recovery firm based in Perth, Australia. What are the longitude and latitude of Perth? • An oil tanker ran aground near Mauritius last year. What are the longitude and latitude of Mauritius? It is fine to give approximate values. • A large cargo ship sank near Sri Lanka recently. What are the longitude and latitude of Sri Lanka?

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You operate a marine salvage and recovery firm based in Perth, Australia.
• What are the longitude and latitude of Perth?
• An oil tanker ran aground near Mauritius last year. What are the longitude and latitude of Mauritius? It is fine to
give approximate values.
• A large cargo ship sank near Sri Lanka recently. What are the longitude and latitude of Sri Lanka?
• Construct vectors exhibiting the positions of the shipwrecks in relation to Perth.
• The equatorial radius of the Earth is 6378 kilometers. Reckon the straight-line distance between the sites of these
shipwrecks.
• Explain your method in simple terms.
Transcribed Image Text:You operate a marine salvage and recovery firm based in Perth, Australia. • What are the longitude and latitude of Perth? • An oil tanker ran aground near Mauritius last year. What are the longitude and latitude of Mauritius? It is fine to give approximate values. • A large cargo ship sank near Sri Lanka recently. What are the longitude and latitude of Sri Lanka? • Construct vectors exhibiting the positions of the shipwrecks in relation to Perth. • The equatorial radius of the Earth is 6378 kilometers. Reckon the straight-line distance between the sites of these shipwrecks. • Explain your method in simple terms.
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