??? indeed. Is there a question in there somewhere?
Just recall that if the earth's radius is R, then the radius of the circle at latitude x degrees North is R cos(x).
That will enable you to answer the question (whatever it turns out to be) given the coordinates above.
an aeroplane flies from kubwa(lat 15 ,long 18w) to another town ,bako at the same latitude for 8hrs at long 23E .it then changed course and travelled for a distance 4785km due south of bako to kanji at kanji on the same latitude, travelled for 5hrs at a speed of 6427km/hr due west of kanji and stopped at donkwa ?
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