An aircraft flies 400 km from a point O on a bearing of 025 and then 700 km on a bearing of 080 to arrive at B. (a): How far north of O is B? (b): How far east of O is B? (c): Find the distance and bearing of B from O.

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An aircraft flies 400 km from a point O on a bearing of 025 and then 700 km on a bearing of 080 to arrive at B.   (a): How far north of O is B?  (b): How far east of O is B?  (c): Find the distance and bearing of B from O.

anonymous · Answer

Are the bearings in degrees? 025=25 degrees or .025 degrees NE?   not sure what 025 is?

radar · Answer

Keep in mind bearings are referenced from true north and  are clockwise. translating them to x y coordinate (cartesian)  we would have something that looks like this:|dw:1391364744194:dw|