The longest commercial flight in the world travels between Singapore (1.3644N, 103.9915E) and New York City...

 

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The longest commercial flight in the world travels between Singapore (1.3644°N, 103.9915°E) and New York City (40.6413°N, 73.7781°W). Assuming the Earth is a sphere with radius 6375 km and the flight takes a great-circle path: (a) Calculate the distance traveled (Make sure to note the E vs W longitudes). (b) What percentage of the way around the world is the trip? (c) What compass heading (i.e. what angle from due north) does the plane's compass show when leaving New York? (d) What compass heading does the plane show when leaving Singapore? (e) Do the compass headings from (c) and (d) surprise you? What direction does your intuition tell you to travel in order to get to Southeast Asia? I The longest commercial flight in the world travels between Singapore (1.3644°N, 103.9915°E) and New York City (40.6413°N, 73.7781°W). Assuming the Earth is a sphere with radius 6375 km and the flight takes a great-circle path: (a) Calculate the distance traveled (Make sure to note the E vs W longitudes). (b) What percentage of the way around the world is the trip? (c) What compass heading (i.e. what angle from due north) does the plane's compass show when leaving New York? (d) What compass heading does the plane show when leaving Singapore? (e) Do the compass headings from (c) and (d) surprise you? What direction does your intuition tell you to travel in order to get to Southeast Asia? I

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a The distance traveled is 10832 km b The trip is 1703 of the way around the world c The compass heading from New York to Singapore is 11687 from due ... View the full answer