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So if I have 2 sets of coordinates like 38°51'23.3"N 94°44'14.4"W, and 38°50'19.7"N 94°50'06.7"W, is there a reliable way to get the distance between them, and to find the x and y portions of that distance? I know the Earth is curved so any calculations trying to get distances that assume a flat...

I am trying to calculate closing speeds for airplane traffic. I am using the formula found here-- https://mathhelpboards.com/calculus-10/calculate-closing-velocities-19402.html The question I have is about whether or not I can use wgs-84 coordinates for x and y positions for the planes...

Yes, that's correct.

So then am I correct in assuming that the closing speed will always be between -6 and 6 in this case?

When using this formula, why do I get a closing speed of 5.14 instead of 6 when I have 2 planes, located at (-1, -2) and (2, 3) with respective velocities (0, 3) and (0, -3)? Aka, the planes are parallel to each other, moving in opposite directions with the same velocity. Intuitively, I would...

For the first question, you need to know two things. 1. A straight lines forms an angle of 180 degrees 2. All angles in a triangle must add up to 180 degrees. Use the first principle to solve for the two interior angles of the triangle other than x. It would look like this: 180 degrees = 122...