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. (b) If the plane leaves P at 06 00 hours, what time will it arrive at Q?

  • A. 14 20 hours
  • B. 03 40 hours
  • C. 11 20 hours
  • D. 09 00 hours

Verified working — step 1

Longitude difference = 30° + 50°

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