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A radar station locates a sinking ship at range 19.5 km andbearing 136° clockwise from north. From the same station, a rescueplane is at horizontal range 19.6 km, 166° clockwise from north,with elevation 1.95 km.

(a) Write the displacement vector from plane to ship, letting îrepresent east, ĵ north, and k up.

(b) How far apart are the plane and ship? 2 km

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A convenient way to specify the position of an object is with the help of a coordinate system We choose a fixed point called the origin and three directed lines which pass through    See Answer
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