Trigonometric Unit Lesson 3
Unit Assignment
Solve the unit problem. Please work alone and show all of your work.
A plane takes of from the Atlanta airport and travels due east for 200 miles. It then changes course and heads 700 north of East (The plane turned 700 toward the north). After flying 300 miles in this direction, the plane suddenly develops engine trouble. The navigator calculates there is enough fuel left to fly only 375 miles. Can the plane return to the Atlanta airport or must the pilot seek a closer one to make an emergency landing? If it can return, in what direction must it head for the shortest return?
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