document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008689>Question 1008689</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pilot flies in a straight path for 1 hour and 30 min. She then makes a course correction, heading 10 degrees to the right of her original course, and flies 2 hours in the new direction. If she maintains a constant speed of 625 miles per hour, how far is she from her starting position?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I found an answer but it was wrong, I would appreciate if you could point out the mistake.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "convert hours into miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1.30Hrs * 625miles) / 1hr = 812.5 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2 hrs * 625 miles) / 1hr = 1250 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Law of cosine to find missing side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A^2=B^2+c^2-2BC(cosA)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2=812.5^2+1250^2-2(812.5)(1250)cos10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2=222265...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=sqrt(222265)= 471.45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624258 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=624258\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pilot flies in a straight path for 1 hour and 30 min. She then makes a course correction, heading 10 degrees to the right of her original course, and flies 2 hours in the new direction. If she maintains a constant speed of 625 miles per hour, how far is she from her starting position?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I found an answer but it was wrong, I would appreciate if you could point out the mistake.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "convert hours into miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1.30Hrs * 625miles) / 1hr = 812.5 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2 hrs * 625 miles) / 1hr = 1250 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Law of cosine to find missing side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A^2=B^2+c^2-2BC(cosA)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2=812.5^2+1250^2-2(812.5)(1250)cos10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2=222265...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=sqrt(222265)= 471.45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's not cos(10).  The interior angle is 170 degs.<BR>\n" );
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