An airplane flies 200 km due west from city A to city B and then 305 km in the direction of 27.0° north of west from city B to city C. (a) In straight-line distance, how far is city C from city A? km (b) Relative to city A, in what direction is city C? ° north of west

An airplane flies 200 km due west from city A to city B and then 305 km in the direction of 27.0° north of west from city B to city C. (a) In straight-line distance, how far is city C from city A? km (b) Relative to city A, in what direction is city C? ° north of west

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An airplane flies 200 km due west from city A to city B and then 305 km in the direction of 27.0° north of west from city B to city C.

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

(b) Relative to city A, in what direction is city C?
° north of west

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