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OpenStudy (anonymous):

in the diagram below, identify a great circle, a segment on the sphere, an angle, and a triangle.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (adamaero):

what is a "great" circle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is a circle that is great

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i'm not sure. i have never seen something like this.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@amistre64

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A great circle is a section of a sphere that contains a diameter of the sphere |dw:1430425892500:dw|

sammixboo (sammixboo):

Sorry OS updated. Anyways, a great circle is a line going through the exact middle of the sphere. |dw:1430425866905:dw|

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