SOLUTION: Leaving Pittsburgh, a plane flies 300 miles south, then 800 miles west. How far away is the plane from Pittsburgh.
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Question 1074766: Leaving Pittsburgh, a plane flies 300 miles south, then 800 miles west. How far away is the plane from Pittsburgh.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's a right triangle.
Find the hypotenuse.
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