ECZ 2018 · O-Level Paper 1 — Earth Geometry

A plane leaves a town P(0°, 30°W) and flies due East to a town Q(0°, 50°E) in 3 hours. The distance between P and Q is 4 800 nm. (a) Calculate its average speed.

  • A. 1 600 knots
  • B. 14 400 knots
  • C. 800 knots
  • D. 1 200 knots

Verified working — step 1

Average speed = distancetime

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