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Offline highly_ambitious

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vectors.....HELP
« on: September 18, 2009, 04:52:41 pm »
What is the difference between "x deg. north of east" and "x deg. east of north" ?
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Re: vectors.....HELP
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2009, 07:41:53 pm »
Quote from: highly_ambitious on September 18, 2009, 04:52:41 pm
What is the difference between "x deg. north of east" and "x deg. east of north" ?

x degrees north of east - x degrees above the positive x axis

x degrees east of north - x degrees right of the positve y axis.
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