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Nautical mile

A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. Historically, it was defined as the meridian arc length corresponding to one minute (1/60 of a degree) of latitude. Today the international nautical mile is defined as exactly 1,852 metres (6,076 ft; 1.151 mi). The derived unit of speed is the knot, one nautical mile per hour. (Wikipedia).

Nautical mile
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Chapter 1 of the Dimensions series. See http://www.dimensions-math.org for more information. Press the 'CC' button for subtitles.

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Chapter 2 of the Dimensions series. See http://www.dimensions-math.org for more information. Press the 'CC' button for subtitles.

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Chapter 5 of the Dimensions series. See http://www.dimensions-math.org for more information. Press the 'CC' button for subtitles.

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Dimensions Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of the Dimensions series. See http://www.dimensions-math.org for more information. Press the 'CC' button for subtitles.

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👉 Learn how to find the distance between two points. The distance between two points is the length of the line joining the two points in the coordinate plane. To find the distance between two points in the coordinate plane, we make use of the formula d = sqrt((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2). 👏

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