Mathematics Practice Test – Longitude and Latitude (Questions with Answers and Explanations)

Two places X and Y on the equator are on longitudes 67^oE and 123°E respectively. What is the distance between them along the equator? (Take the radius of the earth = 6400km and π = )

A. 6200 km
B. 6250 km
C. 6258 km
D. 6500 km

If P(50^oS, 58.5^oW) and Q(50^oS, 92.2^oW), find the angle between P and Q.

Find the angular distance between X (60°N, 20°W) and Y (40°N, 20°W).

A. 100^o
B. 80^o
C. 40^o
D. 20^o

Two towns X(40^oN, 37^oW) and Y(40°N,82°W) are on the earth surface, calculate the distance between X and Y along the parallel of latitude (Take the radius of the earth = 6400km and π = ).

A. 3700 km
B. 3800 km
C. 3852 km
D. 3900 km

P and Q are points on the parallel of latitude 60.4^oN, their longitudes are 126^oW and 54^oE respectively. Determine their distance apart measured along a great circle. Give your answer to the nearest km. (Take R = 6400 and  =  ) (NECO 2018)

A. 3267
B. 6614
C. 9933
D. 20106