A commuter airplane starts from an airport and takes the route shown in the figure below. The plane first flies to city A, located 175 km away in a direction 30.0° north of east. Next, it flies for 150 km 20.0° west of north, to city B. Finally, the plane flies 190 km due west, to city C. Find the location of city C relative to the location of the starting point. Looking for: distance in km, angle in degrees west of nort

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A commuter airplane starts from an airport and takes the route shown in the figure below. The plane first flies to city A, located 175 km away in a direction 30.0° north of east. Next, it flies for 150 km 20.0° west of north, to city B. Finally, the plane flies 190 km due west, to city C. Find the location of city C relative to the location of the starting point. Looking for: distance in km, angle in degrees west of north. 

C
TR
y (km)
250-
200
150
100
50
0
7
B
b
W-
20.0°
N
S
110°
a
130.0⁰
50 100 150 200
E
-x (km)
Transcribed Image Text:C TR y (km) 250- 200 150 100 50 0 7 B b W- 20.0° N S 110° a 130.0⁰ 50 100 150 200 E -x (km)
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