Mathematics 2013 Waec Past Questions and Answers

Question 61 :

• WAEC 2013

An aeroplane flies due North from a town T on the equator at a speed of 950km per hour for 4 hours to another town P. It then flies eastwards to town Q on longitude 65°E. If the longitude of T is 15°E,
(a) represent this information in a diagram ;
(b) calculate the : (i) latitude of P, correct to the nearest degree ; (ii) distance between P and Q, correct to four significant figures. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\); Radius of the earth = 6400km].