SOLUTION: an aeroplane leaves an airport and flies due north for1.5hours at 500km/h. it then flies 400km/h on a bearing 053°. calculate its final distance and bearing from the airport.

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Question 1105458: an aeroplane leaves an airport and flies due north for1.5hours at 500km/h. it then flies 400km/h on a bearing 053°. calculate its final distance and bearing from the airport.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
an aeroplane leaves an airport and flies due north for1.5hours at 500km/h. it then flies 400km/h on a bearing 053°. calculate its final distance and bearing from the airport.
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Find the interior angle where it turned from 360 to 053.
Find the 2 distances.
Use the Cosine Law.

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