document.write( "Question 729459: Speed of Plane A = 425 mph.\r
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Speed of Plane A = 425 mph.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "D = r*t
\n" ); document.write( "Plane A is 425*3 = 1275 miles away
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\n" ); document.write( "The 2 distances are the legs of a right triangle.
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