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If 1 degree of longitude at 42 degrees N latitude equals 111,000 meters and the Ag GPS unit is capable of 0.1m resolution, how many decimal places do you need in decimal degrees to discriminate 0.1m ground distance? Please explain!

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Latitude, longitude, degrees and discriminating ground distance are investigated and discussed in the solution.

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