document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1113306>Question 1113306</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane flies 760 km due north then flies on a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the plane is from its original position.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #728314 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=728314\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> North direction leg 760 km\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two legs meet at 90 degree angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Angle at the north:  50 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Angle at the west:  40 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I used the 220 degree bearing according to 0 degrees being directly Eastward, so as to be the same direction as used on the Unit Circle.  East, like the positive direction on the x-axis.  This way 180 degrees is all the way West, and 220 degrees is  220-180=40 degrees downward from West.   </SPAN>\n" );
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