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NCETM | Calculating distance to horizon
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admin » 1pm - Jan 29, 2012
Overview:
Thomas McAuley is Navigation Officer on the P & O ferry Pride of Hull. He discusses the importance of mathematics for anyone wishing to work as a pilot on a ship. In this clip he demonstrates the way to measure the visible distance to the horizon using Pythagoras Theorum. The mathematics used, involves tangents, right angles, radius, circles, Pythagoras and distance in metres.
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Tags: mathematics, ncetm, maths in work, pythagoras theorum, tangents, right angles, radius, circles, distance to the horizon
Overview:
Thomas McAuley is Navigation Officer on the P & O ferry Pride of Hull. He discusses the importance of mathematics for anyone wishing to work as a pilot on a ship. In this clip he demonstrates the way to measure the visible distance to the horizon using Pythagoras Theorum. The mathematics used, involves tangents, right angles, radius, circles, Pythagoras and distance in metres.
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