An airplane has only enough gas to fly to a city 210 miles northeast of its current location. If the pilot knows that the city is 21 miles north, how many degrees north of east should the airplane fly? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
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\[ \sin(\theta) = \frac{21}{210} \] \[ \sin(\theta) = \frac{1}{10} \] Show more…
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