document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1107076>Question 1107076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane flies  120 kilometers from an airport in a direction of 210 degrees. How far west of the airport is the airplane then? How far south? In navigation, directions are given in degress measured clockwise from north? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "210 degrees for navigation corresponds to 240 degrees for trigonometry.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "West distance = 120*cos(240) = -60 km (means 60 km west)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "South distance 120*sin(240) = -103.9 km (means 103.9 km south)<BR>\n" );
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