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On 15 October an ex-meridian altitude of the Sun's lower limb at upper transit was observed at 1146 ZT. Your  DR position is LAT 22°42.0'N, LONG 139°52.0'E, and your sextant altitude (hs) is 58°30.4'. The index error is 3.4' on the arc, and your height of eye is 56.7 feet.  The chronometer time of the observation is 02h 45m 06s, and the chronometer error is 01m 06s slow.  Find the latitude at meridian transit from  the ex-meridian observation.

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