Pan am Flight 7 was one of the famous planes to disappear into the Bermuda Triangle, which is en route from San Francisco to Hawaii . The first route is due west for (806)km; then it took a detour southeast for (502)km; and the its final route is at 53° north of west, the crash site in the Pacific ocean, for (839) What is the plane’s total displacement?

Pan am Flight 7 was one of the famous planes to disappear into the Bermuda Triangle, which is en route from San Francisco to Hawaii . The first route is due west for (806)km; then it took a detour southeast for (502)km; and the its final route is at 53° north of west, the crash site in the Pacific ocean, for (839) What is the plane’s total displacement?

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