A ship left point P(100S,400E) 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 the radius of the earth to be 6370km)(a) Calculate the distance between P and R in: (i) nm (ii) Km (b) Determine the position of point R(c) Find the local time, to the nearest minute, at point R when the time at P is 11.00 a.m.
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