{"id":2462,"date":"2019-11-19T23:25:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T22:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2024-03-12T16:57:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T15:57:29","slug":"how-to-calculate-and-solve-for-shortest-distance-between-two-points-latitude-and-longitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/19\/how-to-calculate-and-solve-for-shortest-distance-between-two-points-latitude-and-longitude\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Calculate and Solve for Shortest Distance Between Two Points | Latitude and Longitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/shortest-distance-btw-two-points.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The image above represents the shortest distance between two points. To calculate the shortest distance between two points, two essential parameters are needed, and these parameters are the <strong>Value of R\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>Angle Subtended at the Centre by the Chord (A(2\u03b2)).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The formula for calculating the shortest distance between two points:<\/p>\n<p>y = (<sup>A(2\u03b2)<\/sup> \/ <sub>360<\/sub>) x 2\u03c0R<\/p>\n<p>Where;<\/p>\n<p>y = Shortest Distance Between Two Points<br \/>\nA(2\u03b2) = Angle Subtended at the Centre by the Chord<br \/>\nR = Radius of the Earth<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s solve an example;<br \/>\nFind the shortest distance between two points with the angle subtended at the centre by the chord as 40 and radius of the earth as 6400.<\/p>\n<p>This implies that;<\/p>\n<p>A(2\u03b2) = Angle Subtended at the Centre by the Chord = 40\u00b0<br \/>\nR = Radius of the Earth = 6400<\/p>\n<p>y = (<sup>A(2\u03b2)<\/sup> \/ <sub>360<\/sub>) x 2\u03c0R<br \/>\ny = (<sup>40<\/sup> \/ <sub>360<\/sub>) x 2\u03c0 x 6400<br \/>\nSo, y = 0.111 x 2\u03c0 x 6400<br \/>\ny = 0.111 x 40212.38<br \/>\ny = 4468.04<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the\u00a0<strong>shortest distance between two points\u00a0<\/strong>is\u00a0<strong>4468.04 km.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Calculating the Angle Subtended at the Centre by the Chord when the Shortest Distance Between Two Points and the Value of R are Given<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A(2\u03b2) = <sup>y x 360<\/sup> \/ <sub>2\u03c0R<\/sub><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Where;<\/p>\n<p>A(2\u03b2) = Angle Subtended at the Centre by the Chord<br \/>\ny = Shortest Distance Between Two Points<br \/>\nR = Radius of the Earth<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s solve an example;<br \/>\nFind the angle subtended at the centre by the chord when the shortest distance between two points is 36, and the value of R is 6400.<\/p>\n<p>This implies that;<\/p>\n<p>y = Shortest Distance Between Two Points = 36<br \/>\nR = Radius of the Earth = 6400<\/p>\n<p>A(2\u03b2) = <sup>y x 360<\/sup> \/ 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Calculator Encyclopedia.\u00a0<\/strong>First, you need to obtain the app.<\/p>\n<p>You can get this app via any of these means:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/calculator-plus\">https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/calculator-plus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To get access to the\u00a0<strong>professional\u00a0<\/strong>version via web, you need to\u00a0<strong>register<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>subscribe\u00a0<\/strong>for<strong>\u00a0NGN 1,500\u00a0<\/strong>per<strong>\u00a0annum<\/strong>\u00a0to have utter access to all functionalities.<br \/>\nYou can also try the\u00a0<strong>demo\u00a0<\/strong>version via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/calculator\">https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/calculator<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Android (Paid)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.nickzom.nickzomcalculator\">https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.nickzom.nickzomcalculator<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Android (Free)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.nickzom.nickzomcalculator\">https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.nickzom.nickzomcalculator<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Apple (Paid)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/nickzom-calculator\/id1331162702?mt=8\">https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/nickzom-calculator\/id1331162702?mt=8<\/a><br \/>\nOnce, you have obtained the calculator encyclopedia app, proceed to the\u00a0<strong>Calculator Map,\u00a0<\/strong>then click on <strong>Latitude and Longitude<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>under <strong>Mathematics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2470 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-786.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-786.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-786-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-786-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-786-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, Click on\u00a0<strong>Shortest Distance Between Two Points\u00a0<\/strong>under\u00a0<strong>Latitude and Longitude<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2469 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-787.png\" alt=\"How to Calculate and Solve for Shortest Distance Between Two Points | Latitude and Longitude\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-787.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-787-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-787-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-787-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The screenshot below displays the page or activity to enter your values, to get the answer for the\u00a0shortest distance between two points according to the respective parameters which are the\u00a0<strong>Value of R\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Angle Subtended at the Centre by the Chord (A(2\u03b2)).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2468 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-788.png\" alt=\"How to Calculate and Solve for Shortest Distance Between Two Points | Latitude and Longitude\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-788.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-788-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-788-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-788-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, enter the values appropriately and accordingly for the parameters as required by the <strong>Value of R\u00a0<\/strong>is <strong>6400 <\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Angle Subtended at the Centre by the Chord (A(2\u03b2))<\/strong> is <strong>40<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2467 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-789.png\" alt=\"How to Calculate and Solve for Shortest Distance Between Two Points | Latitude and Longitude\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-789.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-789-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-789-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-789-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, Click on Calculate<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2466 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-790.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-790.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-790-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-790-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nickzom.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-790-768x432.png 768w\" 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