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From: Rene Schmidt (no email)
Date: Wed Mar 03 2004 - 13:18:34 EST
Good Morning,
I am a new member to this list. Some sailing friends
of mine have a little bet that I am hoping some
super-navigator can help answer.
We are sailing and see two lighthouses in the
distance. The distance between the two are known (for
example 2 kilometers). We have a compass and we can
take a reading of the 2 lighthouses (for example 20
degrees off of magnetic north for one, and 50 degrees
off of magnetic north for the other).
This would be simple to plot to get a position on a
map. The question is: is this a mathematically
solveable problem?
If so, what is the formula?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Regards,
Rene Schmidt
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