SOLUTION: 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
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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? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Assuming they started in the same place (,) at the same time ().
In two hours, plane 1 will have traveled 1000 miles north (,).
Plane 2 will have traveled 960 miles at 280 degrees,
(,)=(,).
Use the distance formula to find the distance between them,
