Starting from an airport, an airplane flies 225 miles northwest, then 150 miles
Starting from an airport, an airplane flies 225 miles northwest, then 150 miles south-west.
Answer the following:
Draw a graph or figure to represent this situation.
Describe how the concepts of vectors and complex plane can be applied in this case.
How far, in miles, from the airport is the plane?
Provide another example of a scenario that involves the same concept.
Note: When drawing the diagram, try to be as consistent as possible.
That is, when drawing the vector for length 225 miles, make this line about 1.5 times longer than the vector representing 150 miles.
When there is a reference to “northwest” this means to draw a vector to the left of north, where the angle between the vector and the vertical axis is 45 degrees.
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