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A plane flies along a straight line path after taking off, and it ends up 90.0 km farther east and 200.0 km farther north, relative to where it started. In what direction did it fly on the straight line path?

27° north of east
45 ° north of east
24° north of east
66° north of east

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Answer:

24° north of east

Step-by-step explanation:

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User Keith Hanlan
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Answer:

24° north of east

Step-by-step explanation:

tan(x)=90/200 ie x=arctan(90/200)=24°

So the plane took off 24° east.

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