71. A commuter airplane starts from an airport and takes theroute shown in Figure P1.71. The plane first flies to city A,located 175 km away in a direction 30.0° north of east. Next,it flies for 150. km 20.0° west of north, to city B. Finally, theplane flies 190. km due west, to city C. Find the location ofcity Crelative to the location of the starting point.y (km)250200Figure P1.70150100500čBb20.0°1naFigure P1.71S110°30.0050 100 150 200Ex (km)dditional Problems2. (a) Find a conversion factor to convert from miles per hourto kilometers per hour. (b) For a while, federal law mandatedthat the maximum highway speed would be 55 mi/h. Use theconversion factor from part (a) to find the speed in kilometersper hour. (c) The maximum highway speed has been raised to65 mi/h in some places. In kilomeher hour how much of

Answer= Route A is 175 km in a direction of 30 degrees north ofeast.A = 175 kmAx = 175cos30 =…

71. A commuter airplane starts from an airport and takes the route shown in Figure P1.71. The plane first flies to city A, located 175 km away in a direction 30.0° north of east. Next, it flies for 150. km 20.0° west of north, to city B. Finally, the plane flies 190. km due west, to city C. Find the location of city Crelative to the location of the starting point. C 250 y (km) 200 150 100 50 dditional Problems Figure P1.70 0 さ B b W 20.0° 1 A Figure P1.71 N S 110° 30.00 50 100 150 200 E x (km)

71. A commuter airplane starts from an airport and takes the route shown in Figure P1.71. The plane first flies to city A, located 175 km away in a direction 30.0° north of east. Next, it flies for 150. km 20.0° west of north, to city B. Finally, the plane flies 190. km due west, to city C. Find the location of city Crelative to the location of the starting point. C 250 y (km) 200 150 100 50 dditional Problems Figure P1.70 0 さ B b W 20.0° 1 A Figure P1.71 N S 110° 30.00 50 100 150 200 E x (km)

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