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OneShot · 10-24-05, 05:50 AM

Nice Job

I'm not a MathWiz myself, but you can cut it down by one step ...

Y*200 = D (Yards in 6 Minutes)

X*2025 = A (Total Yards - for the distance)

A/D = E/10 = C (Total Hours of travel at constant speed)

Means instead of multiplay by 6 and then divide by 60, simply divide by 10 ... Of course you could take the easy way out and simply divide the number of seamiles by your estimated speed of advance (say 400nm / 20kts [1kts = 1.852nm / h) and you end up with a pretty close number to the one calculated with the other formula.

10-24-05, 05:50 AM	#4
OneShot Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 956 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Nice Job I'm not a MathWiz myself, but you can cut it down by one step ... Y200 = D (Yards in 6 Minutes) X2025 = A (Total Yards - for the distance) A/D = E/10 = C (Total Hours of travel at constant speed) Means instead of multiplay by 6 and then divide by 60, simply divide by 10 ... Of course you could take the easy way out and simply divide the number of seamiles by your estimated speed of advance (say 400nm / 20kts [1kts = 1.852nm / h) and you end up with a pretty close number to the one calculated with the other formula. __________________ All the things you always wanted to know about Dangerous Waters but never dared to ask!