In the figure, a radar station detects an airplane approaching directly from the east. At first observation, the airplane is at distance d₁ = 330 m from the station and at angle 0₁ = 41° above the horizon. The airplane is tracked through an angular change A0 = 118° in the vertical east-west plane; its distance is then d₂ = 850 m. Find the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the airplane's displacement during this period. Give the direction as an angle relative to due west, with a positive angle being above the horizon and a negative angle being below the horizon. W ΔΘ Airplane d₁ Radar dish

In the figure, a radar station detects an airplane approaching directly from the east. At first observation, the airplane is at distance d₁ = 330 m from the station and at angle 0₁ = 41° above the horizon. The airplane is tracked through an angular change A0 = 118° in the vertical east-west plane; its distance is then d₂ = 850 m. Find the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the airplane's displacement during this period. Give the direction as an angle relative to due west, with a positive angle being above the horizon and a negative angle being below the horizon. W ΔΘ Airplane d₁ Radar dish

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In the figure, a radar station detects an airplane approaching directly from the east. At first observation, the airplane is at distance
d₁ = 330 m from the station and at angle 0₁ = 41° above the horizon. The airplane is tracked through an angular change A0 = 118° in
the vertical east-west plane; its distance is then d₂ = 850 m. Find the (a) magnitude and (b) direction of the airplane's displacement
during this period. Give the direction as an angle relative to due west, with a positive angle being above the horizon and a negative
angle being below the horizon.
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