A red cross helicopter takes off from headquarters and flies 75 km at 40 degrees south of west. There it drops off some relief supplies, then flies 90 km at 15 degrees west of north to pick up three medics. How far West is the helicopter from its starting point? km How far North is the helicopter from its starting point? km (Make this number negative if it is South of the starting point)

A red cross helicopter takes off from headquarters and flies 75 km at 40 degrees south of west. There it drops off some relief supplies, then flies 90 km at 15 degrees west of north to pick up three medics. How far West is the helicopter from its starting point? km How far North is the helicopter from its starting point? km (Make this number negative if it is South of the starting point)

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter2: Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 50P: A small plane flies 40.0 km ma direction 60 north of east and then flies 30.0 km in a direction 15...

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