A ship crossing international date line from West to East gains a day. It repeats a day. A day is subtracted from the calendar. So when it is Wednesday mid-night on Asiatic side, it is Tuesday midnight on the American side.
Let the length of shortest side be x cm.
According to the given information,
Longest side = 2 x Shortest side = 2x cm
And third side = 2 + Shortest side =...
The International Date Line passes through the Pacific ocean where there are no land masses. It follows 180° meridian for most of its distance. The date line is zig-zag in...
Rule : On crossing the date line, the ships adjust the dates according to the following rules :
When crossing westward, towards Asia (from U.S.A. to Japan), a day must be...