Question 11

An aeroplane flies due west for 3 hours from P (lat. 50°N, long. 60°W) to a point Q at an average speed of 600km/h. The aeroplane then flies due south from Q to a point Y 500km away. Calculate, correct to 3 significant figures, 

(a) the longitude of Q ;

(b) the latitude of Y . [Take the radius of the earth = 6400km and \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].

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Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Mathematics
Year
2003
Question no.
#11
Type
Theory

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