Stocks The table presents the 2016 percentage change in the stock price for six well-known companies. (Data from: finance.yahoo.com .) Company Percentage Change American Express +10.6% Coca-Cola − 1.0 % ExxonMobil +14.9% Hewlett Packard +63.1% Ford − 5.7 % Red Robin Gourmet Burgers − 8.0 % Suppose that we wish to determine the difference in percentage change between two of the companies in the table, and suppose that we are interested only in the magnitude, or absolute value, of this difference. Then we subtract the two entries and find the absolute value. For example, the difference in percentage change of stock price for American Express and Ford is | 10.6 % − ( − 5.7 % ) | = 16.3 % Find the absolute value of the difference between the two indicated changes in stock price. American Express and ExxonMobil
Stocks The table presents the 2016 percentage change in the stock price for six well-known companies. (Data from: finance.yahoo.com .) Company Percentage Change American Express +10.6% Coca-Cola − 1.0 % ExxonMobil +14.9% Hewlett Packard +63.1% Ford − 5.7 % Red Robin Gourmet Burgers − 8.0 % Suppose that we wish to determine the difference in percentage change between two of the companies in the table, and suppose that we are interested only in the magnitude, or absolute value, of this difference. Then we subtract the two entries and find the absolute value. For example, the difference in percentage change of stock price for American Express and Ford is | 10.6 % − ( − 5.7 % ) | = 16.3 % Find the absolute value of the difference between the two indicated changes in stock price. American Express and ExxonMobil
Solution Summary: The author calculates the absolute value of the difference between the stock price of American Express and ExxonMobil.
Stocks The table presents the 2016 percentage change in the stock price for six well-knowncompanies. (Data from:finance.yahoo.com.)
Company
Percentage Change
American Express
+10.6%
Coca-Cola
−
1.0
%
ExxonMobil
+14.9%
Hewlett Packard
+63.1%
Ford
−
5.7
%
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
−
8.0
%
Suppose that we wish to determine the difference in percentage change between two of the companies in the table, and suppose that we are interested only in the magnitude, or absolute value, of this difference. Then we subtract the two entries and find the absolute value. For example, the difference in percentage change of stock price for American Express and Ford is
|
10.6
%
−
(
−
5.7
%
)
|
=
16.3
%
Findthe absolute value of the difference between the two indicated changes in stock price.
Task number: A1.1, A1.7
Topic: Celestial Navigation, Compass - Magnetic and Gyro
Activ Determine compass error (magnetic and gyro) using azimuth choosing a suitable
celestial body (Sun/ Stars/ Planets/ Moon). Apply variation to find the deviation of the magnetic
compass.
Minimum number of times that activity should be recorded: 6 (2 each phase)
Sample calculation (Azimuth- Planets):
On 06th May 2006 at 22h20m 10s UTC, a vessel in position 48°00'N 050°00'E observed Mars bearing
327° by compass. Find the compass error. If variation was 4.0° East, calculate the deviation.
GHA Mars (06d 22h):
Increment (20m 10s):
089° 55.7'
005° 02.5'
v (0.9):
(+)
00.3'
GHA Mars:
094° 58.5'
Longitude (E):
(+) 050° 00.0' (plus- since longitude is easterly)
LHA Mars:
144° 58.5'
Declination (06d 22h):
d (0.2):
N 024° 18.6'
(-)
00.1'
Declination Mars:
N 024° 18.5'
P=144° 58.5' (If LHA<180°, P=LHA)
A Tan Latitude/ Tan P
A Tan 48° 00' Tan 144° 58.5'
A = 1.584646985 N (A is named opposite to latitude, except when…
Task number: A1.1, A1.7
Topic: Celestial Navigation, Compass - Magnetic and Gyro
Activ Determine compass error (magnetic and gyro) using azimuth choosing a suitable
celestial body (Sun/ Stars/ Planets/ Moon). Apply variation to find the deviation of the magnetic
compass.
Minimum number of times that activity should be recorded: 6 (2 each phase)
Sample calculation (Azimuth- Planets):
On 06th May 2006 at 22h20m 10s UTC, a vessel in position 48°00'N 050°00'E observed Mars bearing
327° by compass. Find the compass error. If variation was 4.0° East, calculate the deviation.
GHA Mars (06d 22h):
Increment (20m 10s):
089° 55.7'
005° 02.5'
v (0.9):
(+)
00.3'
GHA Mars:
094° 58.5'
Longitude (E):
(+) 050° 00.0' (plus- since longitude is easterly)
LHA Mars:
144° 58.5'
Declination (06d 22h):
d (0.2):
N 024° 18.6'
(-)
00.1'
Declination Mars:
N 024° 18.5'
P=144° 58.5' (If LHA<180°, P=LHA)
A Tan Latitude/ Tan P
A Tan 48° 00' Tan 144° 58.5'
A = 1.584646985 N (A is named opposite to latitude, except when…
Activ
Determine compass error using amplitude (Sun).
Minimum number of times that activity should be performed: 3 (1 each phase)
Sample calculation (Amplitude- Sun):
On 07th May 2006 at Sunset, a vessel in position 10°00'N 010°00'W observed the Sun bearing 288°
by compass. Find the compass error.
LMT Sunset:
LIT:
(+) 00d
07d 18h
00h
13m
40m
UTC Sunset:
07d
18h
53m
(added- since longitude is westerly)
Declination (07d 18h):
N 016° 55.5'
d (0.7):
(+)
00.6'
Declination Sun:
N 016° 56.1'
Sin Amplitude = Sin Declination/Cos Latitude
= Sin 016°56.1'/ Cos 10°00'
= 0.295780189
Amplitude=W17.2N
(The prefix of amplitude is named easterly if body is rising,
and westerly if body is setting. The suffix is named same
as declination)
True Bearing=287.2°
Compass Bearing= 288.0°
Compass Error = 0.8° West
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