SOLUTION: Two airplane (a passenger plane and a cargo plane) leave Abbotsford airport at the same time. The passenger plane travels at a bearing of 15 degree and a speed of 720 kph. The car

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Question 1098363: Two airplane (a passenger plane and a cargo plane) leave Abbotsford airport at the same time. The passenger plane travels at a bearing of 15 degree and a speed of 720 kph. The cargo jet travel at a bearing of 95 degree and a speed of 650 kph. How far apart will they be after 3 hours?

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Two airplane (a passenger plane and a cargo plane) leave Abbotsford airport at the same time. The passenger plane travels at a bearing of 15 degree and a speed of 720 kph. The cargo jet travel at a bearing of 95 degree and a speed of 650 kph. How far apart will they be after 3 hours?
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It's a triangle with 2 sides and included angle.
Use the Cosine Law.
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PS Planes don't use kph, they use knots.