document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=726503>Question 726503</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Speed of Plane A = 450 mph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Speed of Plane B = 350 mph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both planes leave from Kansas City at the same time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plane A flies due West.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plane B flies due South.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After 2.5 hours, how far is Plane A from Plane B? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #444838 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=444838\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> After 2.5 hours, plane A is directly to the West of Kansas City at a distance (in miles) of<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After 2.5 hours, plane B is directly South of Kansas City at a distance (in miles) of<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The trajectories of the two planes form a right angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Along with the segment connecting the two planes, they form a right triangle with the trajectories for legs and the distance between the planes, d (in miles), for hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "According to the Pythagorean theorem,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The exact value is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=125sqrt%28130%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=125sqrt%28130%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A good approximation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=1425 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=1425\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After 2.5 hours the planes are about 1425 miles apart. </SPAN>\n" );
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