SOLUTION: An airplane departs from point A with a destination of point B, which is 200 miles away.Halfway there, the pilot finds he is one mile off course. He makes a correction and flies d
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Question 705344: An airplane departs from point A with a destination of point B, which is 200 miles away.Halfway there, the pilot finds he is one mile off course. He makes a correction and flies directly to point B. How much EXTRA distance did he fly by being off course? Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source):
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100 BY 1 BY X.
100^2+1^2=X^2
10000+1=X^2
X=SQRT10001
X=100.04999
100.4999-100=.4999 MILES
2*.4999=.9998 MILES EXTRA IS THE DISTANCE.
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