document.write( "Question 942188: A plane travels due north at a speed of 500 mph. Simultaneously, a second plane travels at a bearing of 10 degrees east of south and at a speed of 480 mph. How far apart will the planes be in two hours? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #574332 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Assuming they started in the same place ( \n" ); document.write( "In two hours, plane 1 will have traveled 1000 miles north ( \n" ); document.write( "Plane 2 will have traveled 960 miles at 280 degrees, \n" ); document.write( "( \n" ); document.write( "Use the distance formula to find the distance between them, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |