what is the longitude of town A whose time is 12noon when greenwich time is 6:00pm
6/24 = 1/4
1/4 of the way around the earth, westward of Greenwich England
360/4 = 90 degrees West
Well, I am at 70 on Cape Ann, so about 1200 miles west of me. Mark Twain country.
But why we will take1/4 why not 1/6
To determine the longitude of Town A, we need to calculate the time difference between Town A and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and then convert it into longitude.
Step 1: Calculate the time difference:
Town A is 6 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Since Town A's local time is 12:00 noon when GMT is 6:00 PM, the time difference is 6 hours.
Step 2: Convert the time difference into longitude:
To convert the time difference into longitude, we need to know that there are 24 hours in a complete rotation around the Earth (360 degrees). Therefore, for every hour of time difference, the Earth rotates by 15 degrees longitude.
Since Town A is 6 hours ahead of GMT, we can multiply the time difference by 15 degrees per hour to find the corresponding longitude.
Longitude = Time Difference × 15 degrees/hour
Longitude = 6 hours × 15 degrees/hour
Longitude = 90 degrees
Therefore, the longitude of Town A is 90 degrees.