SOLUTION: Flight 2412 takes of from SMF with a bearing of N15E at speed of 350 mph. Flight 813 takes off from an adjacent runway at the same time on a bearing of S40E at a speed of 400 mph.

Question 608795: Flight 2412 takes of from SMF with a bearing of N15E at speed of 350 mph. Flight 813 takes off from an adjacent runway at the same time on a bearing of S40E at a speed of 400 mph. what is the distance between the planes 90 minutes later?
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Flight 2412 takes of from SMF with a bearing of N15E at speed of 350 mph. Flight 813 takes off from an adjacent runway at the same time on a bearing of S40E at a speed of 400 mph. what is the distance between the planes 90 minutes later?
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The angle between their flight paths is 125 degrees
350*1.5 = 525 miles
400*1.5 = 600 miles

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