A ship leaves an Island A (60⁰N, 45 ⁰E) and sails due west for 120hours to another island B.The average speed of the ship is...

A ship leaves an Island A (60⁰N, 45 ⁰E) and sails due west for 120hours to another island B.The average speed of the ship is 27 knots.
a) Find the position of the island B
b) Another island C is south of island B and lies on latitude 55⁰N. Find the distance between Islands B and C in
nautical miles.
c) The ship leaves island B when the time at Island A is 12.30pm. On Monday and sailed to Island C. If the ship
increases its speed by 20% between B and C find out the time of arrival at island C to the nearest minutes and the
day.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 7, 2019 at 11:16

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