SOLUTION: i need help with my physics problem.: An airplane flies 390KM due east,makes a right-angle turn, and then flies 330KM due north. find the magnitude of the planes displacement

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Question 343157: i need help with my physics problem.: An airplane flies 390KM due east,makes a right-angle turn, and then flies 330KM due north.
find the magnitude of the planes displacement from its starting point. neglect the curvature of the earth.
answer in units of KM

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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330 kilometers and 390 kilometers are legs of a big right triangle. Use the Pythagorean Theorem.


John

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