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Question Number 10198 by Tawakalitu ayo mi last updated on 29/Jan/17
An aeroplane leaves a port (51^° S,  29^° E) and  after flying 759 km due north. it reaches  another point R. calculate:  (i) Latitude of R correct to the nearest degree  (ii) Radius of the parallel of latitude through  R to the nearest whole number.
$$\mathrm{An}\:\mathrm{aeroplane}\:\mathrm{leaves}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{port}\:\left(\mathrm{51}^{°} \mathrm{S},\:\:\mathrm{29}^{°} \mathrm{E}\right)\:\mathrm{and} \\ $$$$\mathrm{after}\:\mathrm{flying}\:\mathrm{759}\:\mathrm{km}\:\mathrm{due}\:\mathrm{north}.\:\mathrm{it}\:\mathrm{reaches} \\ $$$$\mathrm{another}\:\mathrm{point}\:\mathrm{R}.\:\mathrm{calculate}: \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{i}\right)\:\mathrm{Latitude}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{R}\:\mathrm{correct}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{nearest}\:\mathrm{degree} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{ii}\right)\:\mathrm{Radius}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{parallel}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{latitude}\:\mathrm{through} \\ $$$$\mathrm{R}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{nearest}\:\mathrm{whole}\:\mathrm{number}. \\ $$

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