SOLUTION: Two airplanes leave an airport, and the angle between their flight paths is 40 degrees. An hour later, one plane has traveled 650 km, and the other has traveled 575 km. How far apa
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Question 944349: Two airplanes leave an airport, and the angle between their flight paths is 40 degrees. An hour later, one plane has traveled 650 km, and the other has traveled 575 km. How far apart are they?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Only the angle and the distances are needed. You have two sides of a triangle and the angle between them. This is a Law of Cosines application. Do you need further help?
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