SOLUTION: Two planes leave the airport at the same time. The first plane flies 20 miles west. While the other plane flies 21 miles south. How far apart are the two planes after they land?
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Question 507604: Two planes leave the airport at the same time. The first plane flies 20 miles west. While the other plane flies 21 miles south. How far apart are the two planes after they land?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distance between them is the hypotenuse
of a right triangle
mi
They are 29 mi apart
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