A plane is flying high in the sky over a highway as shown in Figure Q1(a). Car A is traveling on a highway in front of the plane and car B is on the highway behind the plane, The bearing of the plane from car A is N45°E (45° east of north) and the bearing of the plane from car B is N30°W (30° west of north). If the car A and the car B are 4000 feet apart, (i) how far is the plane from each car? (i) what is the height of the plane from the highway? 45 A 30 EB 4000ft Figure Q4 (a)

A plane is flying high in the sky over a highway as shown in Figure Q1(a). Car A is traveling on a highway in front of the plane and car B is on the highway behind the plane, The bearing of the plane from car A is N45°E (45° east of north) and the bearing of the plane from car B is N30°W (30° west of north). If the car A and the car B are 4000 feet apart, (i) how far is the plane from each car? (i) what is the height of the plane from the highway? 45 A 30 EB 4000ft Figure Q4 (a)

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

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