Spherical Trigonometry

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Spherical Triangle Any section made by a cutting plane that passes through a sphere is circle. A great circle is formed when the cutting plane passes through the center of the sphere. Spherical triangle is a triangle bounded by arc of great circles of a sphere.

Note that for spherical triangles, sides a, b, and c are usually in angular units. And like plane triangles, angles A, B, and C are also in angular units. Sum of interior angles of spherical triangle The sum of the interior angles of a spherical triangle is greater than 180 and less than 540.

Area of spherical triangle The area of a spherical triangle on the surface of the sphere of radius R is given by the formula

Where E is the spherical excess in degrees. Spherical excess

or

Where Spherical defect

Note: In spherical trigonometry, earth is assumed to be a perfect sphere. One minute (0 1') of arc from the center of the earth has a distance equivalent to

one (1) nautical mile (6080 feet) on the arc of great circle on the surface of the earth. 1 1 1 1 minute of arc = 1 nautical mile nautical mile = 6080 feet statute mile = 5280 feet knot = 1 nautical mile per hour

Submitted by Romel Verterra on December 11, 2011 - 8:54am

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