An airport wishes to send out a rescue crew. Which direction and how far should this crew fly to go directly to a plane which made an emergency landing if the condition is this: the craft left the airport in Cebu and flew 170 km at 68 degrees east of north and then changed direction to fly 230 km at 48 degrees south of east, after which it made an immediate emergency landing in a pasture?

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An airport wishes to send out a rescue crew. Which direction and how far should this crew fly to go directly to a plane which made an emergency landing if the condition is this: the craft left the airport in Cebu and flew 170 km at 68 degrees east of north and then changed direction to fly 230 km at 48 degrees south of east, after which it made an immediate emergency landing in a pasture?

An airport wishes to send out a rescue crew. Which direction and how far should
this crew fly to go directly to a plane which made an emergency landing if the
condition is this: the craft left the airport in Cebu and flew 170 km at 68 degrees
east of north and then changed direction to fly 230 km at 48 degrees south of
east, after which it made an immediate emergency landing in a pasture?
O 330 km, 19 degrees E of S
O 340 km, 341 degrees
340 km, -19 degrees
330 km, 71 degrees E of S
Transcribed Image Text:An airport wishes to send out a rescue crew. Which direction and how far should this crew fly to go directly to a plane which made an emergency landing if the condition is this: the craft left the airport in Cebu and flew 170 km at 68 degrees east of north and then changed direction to fly 230 km at 48 degrees south of east, after which it made an immediate emergency landing in a pasture? O 330 km, 19 degrees E of S O 340 km, 341 degrees 340 km, -19 degrees 330 km, 71 degrees E of S
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