document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264818>Question 264818</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two planes depart from the same place at 2pm. One plane flies south at a speed of 376km/hr, and the other flies west at a speed of 648km/hr. How far apart are the airplanes at 5:30PM? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "distance traveled by first plane to south in 3.5 hours= 376*3.5=1316<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance traveled by first plane to west in 3.5 hours= 648*3.5=2268\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they are traveling at right angles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so apply pythagoras theorem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for finding the hypotenuse = distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1316)^2 +(2268)^2 = 1731856 + 5225796 = (6875680)^2 = 2622.15<BR>\n" );
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