SOLUTION: An airplane travels 150km/h for 2 hours at 138 degrees from Omaha. How far south is the plane from Omaha after those two hours?

Question 512933: An airplane travels 150km/h for 2 hours at 138 degrees from Omaha. How far south is the plane from Omaha after those two hours?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An airplane travels 150km/h for 2 hours at 138 degrees from Omaha. How far south is the plane from Omaha after those two hours?
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Note: I'm assuming zero degrees is due North from Omaha so the
trig angle followed by the plane is really -48 degrees (4th Quadrant).
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Draw the picture.
The plane has gone 2*150 = 300 km
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The south component of its flight = 150cos(-48) = 150*0.6691 = 100.37 km
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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