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Question 726618: A plane flies in a straight line at 400 miles per hour for 1 hour and 12 minutes. It makes a 15 degree turn and flies at 375 miles per hour for 2 hours and 27 minutes. How far is it from its starting point? Found 2 solutions by stanbon, tanjo3:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A plane flies in a straight line at 400 miles per hour for 1 hour and 12 minutes. It makes a 15 degree turn and flies at 375 miles per hour for 2 hours and 27 minutes. How far is it from its starting point?
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Draw the picture.
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Determine the lenght of each leg using rate*time
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Use the Law of Cosines to find the final answer.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hours traveled (A):
Distance traveled (A):
Hours traveled (B):
Distance traveled (B):
Distance from start:
Let be the distance from the start, in miles.
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