Who Is First ?

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  1. ksuji

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    You might have seen the world map in your school Atlas.
    America is in the top left corner , Japan will be in the top right corner and India will be in the middle ( somewhat at a lower level.
    Imagine two aeroplanes start , one from California in US , and the other from Delhi , India , both heading to Japan.
    They both start AT THE SAME TIME and fly at the SAME SPEED uniformly .
    Which will reach JAPAN FIRST. ?
     
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    Hi,
    Both will take same time to reach Japan, as earth is a sphere.
    Thanks,
    Vaidehi
     
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    Not correct.
     
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    Time zone differs.you mention the departure time
     
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    It is not connected to Time Zone.
    Imagine the two planes are flying in a race.
    Which plane will take less time to reach Tokyo ?
     
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    Indian flight. Since it is nearer to japan than united states
     
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    What you have written is what we normally conclude.
    But
    The earth is almost a sphere . O.K.?
    To describe it on a paper , they had to cut vertically along an imaginary line and spread it on a paper in a rectangular form. (imagine ) . It is in the Atlas.
    The imaginary line lies between America and Japan .
    Hence , Japan is very near to America , and compared to this India is far , far away from Japan .
    Hence the flight from US will reach Japan first .
    Am I clear ?
     
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    Got it..I thought this solution and missed some where
     
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    Thank you.
     

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