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title: "An airplane is traveling \\( 900. \\) \\( \\text{km/h} \\) in a direction \\( 38.5^\\circ \\) west of north."
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# An airplane is traveling \( 900. \) \( \text{km/h} \) in a direction \( 38.5^\circ \) west of north.

An airplane is traveling \( 900. \) \( \text{km/h} \) in a direction \( 38.5^\circ \) west of north.

**Part a)** Find the components of the velocity vector in the northerly and westerly directions. *(3 points)*

**Part b)** How far north and how far west has the plane traveled after \( 3.00 \) \( \text{h} \)? *(3 points)*


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