An operator at the airport observes on his radar control screen that there is an aeroplane approaching the airport directly from the East.  At time t = 0, the aeroplane is at a distance away of d1 = 360 m away from the airport control station and at an angle of θ1 = 400 above the horizontal (See diagram K).  He then continues to monitor the plane as it flies through an angular change of Δθ = 1230 towards the West.  After this angular change, he sees that the plane is now at a distance of d2 = 790 m away from the control station. SEE ATTACHED DIADRAM What are the components of the aeroplane’s displacement during thiis observation time?  WHICH ANSWER IS CORRECT     A. (479,                0) m   B. None of the other answers   C. (-479,               462) m   D. (-1 031,             0) m

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An operator at the airport observes on his radar control screen that there is an aeroplane approaching the airport directly from the East.  At time t = 0, the aeroplane is at a distance away of d1 = 360 m away from the airport control station and at an angle of θ1 = 400 above the horizontal (See diagram K).  He then continues to monitor the plane as it flies through an angular change of Δθ = 1230 towards the West.  After this angular change, he sees that the plane is now at a distance of d2 = 790 m away from the control station.

SEE ATTACHED DIADRAM

What are the components of the aeroplane’s displacement during thiis observation time? 

WHICH ANSWER IS CORRECT


 

  A.

(479,                0) m

  B.

None of the other answers

  C.

(-479,               462) m

  D.

(-1 031,             0) m

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