SOLUTION: If the pilot of a plane wants to fly 800 miles east and 155 miles north of the airport, to the nearest degree, in what direction should he head?

Question 611423: If the pilot of a plane wants to fly 800 miles east and 155 miles north of the airport, to the nearest degree, in what direction should he head?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the pilot of a plane wants to fly 800 miles east and 155 miles north of the airport, to the nearest degree, in what direction should he head?
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tan(A) = 155/800
Angle A = 11 degs from the x-axis
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Directions are given with North, or up, being 000/360 degs and increase clockwise.
East is a heading of 090 degs
11 degs ccw from that = 079 degs

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