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← HistoryFor accurate celestial calculations using astrolabes, which algebraic technique minimized errors when transforming coordinates for different latitudes?
A)Linear interpolation
B)Fixed-point iteration
C)Trigonometric identities✓
D)Polynomial regression
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Trigonometric identities enabled accurate coordinate transformations because they preserve angular relationships inherent in celestial sphere projections, therefore reducing distortions introduced by linear methods; rather than iterative approximations being necessary for closed algebraic solutions.
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