If you traveled from 40 degrees north and 80 degrees west to 35 degrees north and 105 degrees west in which direction would you have gone?

Answer 1

East. The line at 100 W is farther west than the line at 90 W.

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Your destination is exactly due east of the point of origin, and about 529 miles away.

But if you head out due east to get there, you'll travel about 0.7 miles farther than

necessary, because that's not the shortest, most direct route. In order to conserve

time and fuel, you should set out in a direction slightly north of east ... by about three

degrees.

That'll take you via the great circle route, which will range almost 7 miles north of the

40th parallel in mid-journey, somewhere in the frozen wilds of western Missouri. But

it'll save you a full 3,749 feet off the length of your trip when you're done.

Answer 2

NE (northeast )

Since you're traveling on the surface of a sphere (or close to it), you could head out

in any direction, and by following the curve of the proper circle, wind up exactly where

you want to.

If you want the trip to be as short as possible, then the circle to choose is the 'great' circle,

and you should head out from 15N/65W on the bearing of 57.3 degrees. That's 12.3 degrees

to the right of northeast. By starting out in that direction and following your nose, the trip

is 3,663.17 miles .... the shortest that it can be.

Answer 3

East East

Answer 4

SOUTHWEST

Answer 5

i believe you'd be traveling northwest.

Answer 6

Southwest