SOLUTION: An airplane flies on a course of 130 degrees at a speed of 500 miles per hour. How far east of its starting point is it after 2 hours?
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Question 853333: An airplane flies on a course of 130 degrees at a speed of 500 miles per hour. How far east of its starting point is it after 2 hours?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's 1000 miles away.
Using 090 deg for East, d = 1000*cos(130 - 90)
d =~ 766 miles East
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