[GeoStL] Re: Math Lesson?
- From: "GC-RGS" <gc-rgs@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:59:34 -0600
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Yep. Convert to UTM. You know the length of 1 of the 3 equal sides. Piece of
cake. But you still have to find it :-)
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn" <Glenn@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 8:51 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Math Lesson?
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>
> GCA700 cedar.. yep
>
>
>
> At 08:27 PM 1/23/2004, you wrote:
>
> >-
> >huh?
> >Is this for a cache?
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bruce S" <bruces1321@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 4:45 PM
> >Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Math Lesson?
> >
> >
> > > -
> > > I am a mathematician and yes this one can be figured out before hand.
To
> > > find where the point is you need to find the distance between the two
> >given
> > > points and the bearing between these points. (you can do this using
gps
> >and
> > > putting both points in and putting in as route leg) From this you can
get
> > > the direction to the cache by adding or subtracting 60 degrees from
> >bearing
> > > and the distance will be the same as the distance between the 2
points.
> > > (remember this is an equilateral triangle) Actually there are 2
possible
> > > points but one will end up in river.
> > >
> > > Bruce
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: Bernie <happykraut@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Reply-To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Math Lesson?
> > > >Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:28:11 -0600
> > > >
> > > >-
> > > > There is a palm based program called NavCalc that will do that for
you.
> > > >Bernie
> > > >
> > > >P ekey wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>Help! I need a math lesson. I'd like to try to find the Cedar cache
> > > >>(GCA700), and from reading the logs, I might get lucky and just
stumble
> > > >>into it, but I'd rather do the math first. I suppose I could go to
> > > >>midpoint between the two coordinates provided and project a waypoint
to
> > > >>the final location, but there must be a better way to figure out the
> >final
> > > >>waypoint on paper. Can anyone point me to a website that could
explain
> >how
> > > >>to triangulate waypoints? Or simply send directions?
> > > >>Thanks,
> > > >> Tribble 157
> > > >> . . . not a mathematician
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
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