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If a navigation error puts a plane 2 degrees off course, how far off course is the plane after flying 121 miles? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.
Just explain how to solve, please.
Just explain how to solve, please.
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Steve
Just draw a diagram (right triangle). The true course is one leg, and the actual course is the hypotenuse. The error is the other leg. So, with an hypotenuse of 121,
error/121 = sin 2°
error/121 = sin 2°
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