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A plane is maintaining a 270â—¦ heading at 37â—¦ N latitude, with anair speed of 560 miles per hour. the cruise control is engaged,using a pressure altimeter while over the Ocean. The altimeter isset for a sea level pressure 1010 hPa and keeps an indicatedaltitude of 38,500 feet. At the start of a 1 hour period the radaraltimeter, which provides the actual distance above the surface,shows 35,725 feet. At the end of the 1 hour period, the radaraltimeter shows 37,820 feet. Assuming purely geostrophic flow, whatdirection and about how far has the plane drifted from itscourse.

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