SOLUTION: An airplane is flying at a speed of 350 mi/h at an altitude of one mile. The plane passes directly above a radoar station at time t=0 a. Express the distance s (in miles) between

Question 317265: An airplane is flying at a speed of 350 mi/h at an altitude of one mile. The plane passes directly above a radoar station at time t=0
a. Express the distance s (in miles) between the plane and the radar station as a function of the horizontal distance d (in miles) that the plane has flown.
b. Express d as a function of the t (in hours) that the plane has flown.
c. Use composition to express s as a function of t.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a) The horizontal distance (), the one mile altitude, and form a right triangle.
Use the Pythagorean theorem.

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