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An airplane flies 200 km due west from city A to city B and then 345 km in the direction of 24.0∘ north of west from city B to city C. (a) In straight-line distance, how far is city C from city A? km (b) Relative to city A, in what direction is city C? ∘ north of west (c) Why is the answer only approximately correct?

An airplane flies 200 km due west from city A to city B and then 345 km in the direction of 24.0∘ north of west from city B to city C. (a) In straight-line distance, how far is city C from city A? km (b) Relative to city A, in what direction is city C? ∘ north of west (c) Why is the answer only approximately correct?

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An airplane flies 200 km due west from city A to city B and then 345 km in the direction of 24.0 ∘ north of west from city B to city C . (a) In straight-line distance, how far is city C from city A ? ◻ km (b) Relative to city A , in what direction is city C ? ◻ ∘ north of west (c) Why is the answer only approximately correct?

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