Geography
Assertion (A): Great circles are used to find the shortest distance between any two points on the earth's surface.
Reason (R): Great circle routes take into account weather or political restrictions.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
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Answer
A is true but R is false.
Explanation — A Great Circle Route is the shortest distance between two places on the earth and lies on the arc of a great circle. Using this hypothesis, navigators find the shortest distance between any two points on the earth's surface.
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