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If temperature of maputo 50°e is 3:00pm, when the time at lagos is 12:16pm, what is the longitudinal position of lagos?
Maiko Masebo
Jan 3
If temperature of maputo 50°e is 3:00pm, when the time at lagos is 12:16pm, what is the longitudinal position of lagos?
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Jan 3
To determine the longitudinal position of Lagos, we need to calculate the time difference between Maputo and Lagos.
Maputo is located at 50°E, and the given time is 3:00 pm.
Lagos is located in Nigeria, which is in the West Africa Time (WAT) zone, approximately at 0°E. The given time in Lagos is 12:16 pm.
To calculate the time difference, we need to convert the given times to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) since longitudes are usually measured from the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) in UTC.
Maputo is at 50°E, which is 2 hours ahead of UTC. So, if it is 3:00 pm in Maputo, the equivalent UTC time would be 1:00 pm.
Lagos is at 0°E, which is also in the UTC time zone. So, if it is 12:16 pm in Lagos, the equivalent UTC time would be 12:16 pm.
Now, we can calculate the time difference between Maputo and Lagos:
1:00 pm (Maputo) - 12:16 pm (Lagos) = 44 minutes
Since every 15 degrees of longitude corresponds to a time difference of 1 hour, we can calculate the longitudinal position of Lagos by dividing the time difference by 4 (since 60 minutes / 15 degrees = 4 minutes/degree):
44 minutes / 4 = 11 degrees
Therefore, the longitudinal position of Lagos is approximately 11°E.
Maputo is located at 50°E, and the given time is 3:00 pm.
Lagos is located in Nigeria, which is in the West Africa Time (WAT) zone, approximately at 0°E. The given time in Lagos is 12:16 pm.
To calculate the time difference, we need to convert the given times to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) since longitudes are usually measured from the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) in UTC.
Maputo is at 50°E, which is 2 hours ahead of UTC. So, if it is 3:00 pm in Maputo, the equivalent UTC time would be 1:00 pm.
Lagos is at 0°E, which is also in the UTC time zone. So, if it is 12:16 pm in Lagos, the equivalent UTC time would be 12:16 pm.
Now, we can calculate the time difference between Maputo and Lagos:
1:00 pm (Maputo) - 12:16 pm (Lagos) = 44 minutes
Since every 15 degrees of longitude corresponds to a time difference of 1 hour, we can calculate the longitudinal position of Lagos by dividing the time difference by 4 (since 60 minutes / 15 degrees = 4 minutes/degree):
44 minutes / 4 = 11 degrees
Therefore, the longitudinal position of Lagos is approximately 11°E.
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