SOLUTION: An airplane takes off from an airport and flies 160 km at a bearing of 195 degrees. It then changes direction and flies 610 km at a bearing of 104 degrees whereupon it crashes. How

Question 1097188: An airplane takes off from an airport and flies 160 km at a bearing of 195 degrees. It then changes direction and flies 610 km at a bearing of 104 degrees whereupon it crashes. How far is the crash site (as the crow flies) from the airport ?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In the X direction,

In the Y direction,

So then,

Work that out for the distance in km.
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