SOLUTION: An airplane flies due north a certain number of miles. The plane then flies due east three times as far. Find the approximate bearing of the plane from its starting point.

Question 1107135: An airplane flies due north a certain number of miles. The plane then flies due east three times as far. Find the approximate bearing of the plane from its starting point.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An airplane flies due north a certain number of miles. The plane then flies due east three times as far. Find the approximate bearing of the plane from its starting point.
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The tangent of the angle between North and the line from the plane to the starting point is 3.
Angle =~ 72 degs
--> bearing of 072.
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