An airplane leaves City A and flies 131 km due north to City B. It then turns through an angle of 46° and flies 95 km to City C. What angle e with respect to due north could the pilot have used to fly directly from City A to City C? See the figure below.

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An airplane leaves City A and flies 131 km due north to City B. It then turns
through an angle of 46° and flies 95 km to City C. What angle e with respect to due
north could the pilot have used to fly directly from City A to City C? See the
figure below.
City C
95 km
イ
46°
City B
131 km
City A
Carry your intermediate computations to at least four decimal places.
Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.
Transcribed Image Text:An airplane leaves City A and flies 131 km due north to City B. It then turns through an angle of 46° and flies 95 km to City C. What angle e with respect to due north could the pilot have used to fly directly from City A to City C? See the figure below. City C 95 km イ 46° City B 131 km City A Carry your intermediate computations to at least four decimal places. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.
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