A radar station locates a sinking ship at range 16.6 km and bearing 136° clockwise from north. From the same station, a rescue plane is at horizontal range 19.6 km, 148° clockwise from north, with elevation 2.15 km. (a) Write the displacement vector from plane to ship, letting i represent east, j north, and k up. km (b) How far apart are the plane and ship? km

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A radar station locates a sinking ship at range 16.6 km and bearing 136° clockwise from north. From the same station, a rescue plane is at horizontal range 19.6 km, 148° clockwise from
north, with elevation 2.15 km.
(a) Write the displacement vector from plane to ship, letting i represent east, j north, and k up.
km
(b) How far apart are the plane and ship?
km
Transcribed Image Text:A radar station locates a sinking ship at range 16.6 km and bearing 136° clockwise from north. From the same station, a rescue plane is at horizontal range 19.6 km, 148° clockwise from north, with elevation 2.15 km. (a) Write the displacement vector from plane to ship, letting i represent east, j north, and k up. km (b) How far apart are the plane and ship? km
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