a)A plane flew due East to a town Q from a town P(60⁰N,16⁰W). The plane covered a distance of 5400nm. Find; i) Find the position of Q ii)...

a)A plane flew due East to a town Q from a town P(60⁰N,16⁰W). The plane covered a distance of 5400nm.
Find;
i) Find the position of Q
ii) The time at P when the time at Q is 0140 hrs on a Wednesday.
b) Another plane flew P to Q through the North Pole at a speed of 667 1/3 km determine the time taken by the plane (take π = 22/7) , R=6370 km)

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Kavungya answered the question on November 20, 2019 at 13:36

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