SOLUTION: Please help: A plane leaves the airport flying at 375 mph and follows a course with a bearing of S 47degW. After 2 hours, how far south and how far west is the plane from the airpo

Question 959227: Please help: A plane leaves the airport flying at 375 mph and follows a course with a bearing of S 47degW. After 2 hours, how far south and how far west is the plane from the airport
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help: A plane leaves the airport flying at 375 mph and follows a course with a bearing of S 47degW. After 2 hours, how far south and how far west is the plane from the airport
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It's a right triangle.
The hypotenuse is 375*2 miles.
One angle is 47 degrees.
Solve for the 2 sides.

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