what will be the time at 77°E if it is 6am at 10°E?
Answers
Explanation:
The time difference between New Delhi and the place is 9.00 pm + 6.00 am which is 15 hours. Hence, the time in terms of minutes would be 15 hours \times× 60 minutes = 900 minutes. Therefore the longitudinal difference will be \frac{900}{4}
4
900
which is 225^o225
o
. Therefore the place would be in the west
EXPLANATION:
Longitude and latitude are coordinate systems by way of which the location or position of any \frac{place}{region}
region
place
on the 'Earth's surface' can be ascertained and described.
Longitude is the measurement west or east of the 'prime meridian'. Longitude is calculated by imaginary lines which run round the Earth up and down (vertically) and meet at the South and North Poles.
These lines are referred to as 'meridians'. Each meridian measure '1 arc degree of longitude'. The distance around the Earth measures 360.