A high-tech drone flies over Miami, FL in a direction 50.4° west of north with a speed of 35.4 km/h. Three hours later, thedrone suddenly shifts due north, and its speed slows to 19.2 km/h. How far (in kilometers) from Miami, FL is the drone 4.50h after it passes over the Miami.

Given: In the first incident Speed, v1=35.4 km/h, Time duration , t=3 h, direction is θ=50.4° west…

Answered: A high-tech drone flies over Miami, FL…

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A high-tech drone flies over Miami, FL in a direction 50.4° west of north with a speed of 35.4 km/h. Three hours later, the drone suddenly shifts due north, and its speed slows to 19.2 km/h. How far (in kilometers) from Miami, FL is the drone 4.50 h after it passes over the Miami.