An airplane must reach an airport located due north of its current position
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Problem
An airplane must reach an airport located 360km due north of its current position. The airplane’s airspeed is 240km/h, and a steady wind of 80km/h blows toward the east. If the pilot chooses the correct heading so that the airplane travels in a straight line to the airport, approximately how long will the flight take?
(a) 1.5h
(b) 1.4h
(c) 1.6h
(d) 1.8h