ECZ 2025 · O-Level Paper 1 — Earth Geometry
The diagram shows the positions of three points P, Q and R on the earth's surface. A plane flying at a speed of 650 knots takes 6 hours to fly from P to R. Find the distance, in nautical miles, between P and R.
- A. 390 nautical miles
- B. 108.3 nautical miles
- C. 3900 nautical miles
- D. 3250 nautical miles
Verified working — step 1
A knot is 1 nautical mile per hour, so a distance in nautical miles is speed × time.The full step-by-step working and final answer, plus the video lesson for this topic, are included with Premium — checked against ECZ marking standards.
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