SOLUTION: A plane flies 500 kilometers with a bearing of N 44 degrees W from B to C. The plane then flies 720 KM from C to A. Find the bearing of the flight from C to A. Here is a picture o

Question 388061: A plane flies 500 kilometers with a bearing of N 44 degrees W from B to C. The plane then flies 720 KM from C to A. Find the bearing of the flight from C to A.
Here is a picture of the diagram
http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx275/trinhkieu888/9-1.jpg

thanks for the help!
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Convert both displacements to x,y coordinates.
Positive x is East.
Positive y is North.
Angle is measured CCW from x-axis.
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The plane is 970 km from the starting point due west.
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