SOLUTION: i need help with my physics problem.: An airplane flies 390KM due east,makes a right-angle turn, and then flies 330KM due north.
find the magnitude of the planes displacement
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Question 343157: i need help with my physics problem.: An airplane flies 390KM due east,makes a right-angle turn, and then flies 330KM due north.
find the magnitude of the planes displacement from its starting point. neglect the curvature of the earth.
answer in units of KM
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
330 kilometers and 390 kilometers are legs of a big right triangle. Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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