SOLUTION: a plane flies 285 km due west and then 320 km due north. What are its distance and bearing from the starting point
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Question 43423: a plane flies 285 km due west and then 320 km due north. What are its distance and bearing from the starting point
Answer by psbhowmick(878) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Apply Pythagorus theorem.
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Again, angle between AB and AC is
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or X = tan inverse (1.1228) =
So, the distance of the plane from its starting point is 428.515 km and the angle X is .
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