Motion of an Airplane

Motion of an Airplane#

A small plane flies 21 km in a direction 10 degrees south of east and then flies 29 km in a direction 79 degrees north of east.

Part 1#

Find the total distance the plane covers from the starting point and the direction of the path to the final position.

Answer Section#

  • 36.1 km in a direction 43.4 degrees north of east.

  • 36.1 km in a direction 43.4 degrees south of east.

  • 1303.3 km in a direction 43.4 degrees north of east.

  • 1303.3 km in a direction 43.4 degrees south of east.

  • 36.1 km in a direction 89.3 degrees south of east.

Attribution#

Problem is from the OpenStax University Physics Volume 1 textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
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