Question

An air-traffic controller observes two aircraft on his radar screen. The first is at altitude 750 m, horizontal range 19.3 km, 23.0° south of east. The second aircraft is at altitude 1100 m, horizontal range 17.8 km, 25.0° south of east. (a) Write the displacement vector from plane 1 to plane 2, letting î represent east, ĵ north, and k up. (b) How far apart are the planes?

Answer 1

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