SOLUTION: A plane flies 500 kilometers with a bearing of N 44 W from B to C. The plane then flies 720 kilometers from C to A. Find the bearing of the flight from C to A.
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Question 302111: A plane flies 500 kilometers with a bearing of N 44 W from B to C. The plane then flies 720 kilometers from C to A. Find the bearing of the flight from C to A.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find angle A using the Law of Sines:
720/sin(46) = 500/sin(A)
sin(A) = 500*sin(46)/720 =~0.49954
A = 29.9696º
--> heading C to A = West 30º South
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Whose idea are these "headings?"
N 44 W should be 316º
The heading from C to A should 240º
The people writing the textbooks should stick to subjects they understand.
