Interpreting Bearing word-problems 1. A plane leaves an airport heading S32 W at 320 knots (nautical miles per hour). Determine the number of nautical miles (nml) south and the number of nautical miles west that the plane travels in 1.2 hr. Round to the nearest nautical mile.

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Interpreting Bearing word-problems
1. A plane leaves an airport heading S32 W at 320 knots
(nautical miles per hour). Determine the number of
nautical miles (nml) south and the number of nautical miles
west that the plane travels in 1.2 hr. Round to the nearest
nautical mile.
Transcribed Image Text:Interpreting Bearing word-problems 1. A plane leaves an airport heading S32 W at 320 knots (nautical miles per hour). Determine the number of nautical miles (nml) south and the number of nautical miles west that the plane travels in 1.2 hr. Round to the nearest nautical mile.
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