document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269609>Question 269609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In navigational terms, a bearing is defined as the number of degrees a direction is from due north clockwise.  If a plane flying 120 mph has flown 1 hour at a bearing of 32°, how far has it flown in a horizontal direction? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197589 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=197589\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Horizontal is a bearing of 090º = due east<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The angle with the horizontal is 90 - 32 = 58º<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Horizontal distance = 120*cos(58)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 63.59 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The terminology used is not good.  Plane flight that is not vertical (changing in altitude) is horizontal, regardless of heading. </SPAN>\n" );
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