SOLUTION: a plane flies in a straight line to a city that is 100 kilometers east and 150 kilometers north of the point of departure. how far does it fly?

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Question 479354: a plane flies in a straight line to a city that is 100 kilometers east and 150 kilometers north of the point of departure. how far does it fly?
Answer by wilft1(217)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
pathagorius theorm time here
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
10000 + 22500 = c^2
32500 = c^2
180.28 miles

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