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Old 12-10-2005, 12:13 PM   #7
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Anyone know how far off a compass would be by moving the N pole 1000 miles?

Given: 1) one side of a triangle (y= 10,000 ft.)
2) diameter earth from north to south of
which I don't know off the top of head
(x= ???? ft)

angle equal to (arctan 10,000/????)

The face plate is shifted by that angle.
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