(a) A plane flies due East from A(lat. 53°N, long. 25°E) to a point B(lat. 53°N, long. 85°E) at an average speed of 400 km/h. The plane then flies South from B to a point C 2000km away. Calculate, correct to the nearest whole number : 

(a) the distance between A and B.

(b) the time the plane takes to reach point B ;

(c) the latitude of C. 

[Take radius of the earth = 6400km; \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].

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