A ship left point P(10oS, 40oE) and sailed due East for 90 hours at an average speed of 24 knots to a point R. (Take 1 nautical mile (nm) to be 1.853 km and radius of the earth to be 6370 km)a. Calculate the distance between P and R in: i. nm; (1 mark) ii. km. (1 mark)b. Determine the position of point R. (5 marks) c. Find the local time, to the nearest minute, at point R when the time at P is 11:00 a.m.(3 marks)
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