An airplane flies 200 km due west from city A to city B and then 355 km in the direction of 27.5° north of west from city B to city C. (a) In straight-line distance, how far is city C from city A? (b) Relative to city A, in what direction is city C? (c) Why is the answer only approximately correct?

An airplane flies 200 km due west from city A to city B and then 355 km in the direction of 27.5° north of west from city B to city C. (a) In straight-line distance, how far is city C from city A? (b) Relative to city A, in what direction is city C? (c) Why is the answer only approximately correct?

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An airplane flies 200 km due west from city A to city B and then 355 km in the direction of 27.5° north of west from city B to city C.

(a) In straight-line distance, how far is city C from city A?

(b) Relative to city A, in what direction is city C?

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