SOLUTION: A plane flies 8 miles south from the airport then 15 miles east. It then goes in a straight line back to the airport. What is the distance of this last leg back to the airport?
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Question 899286: A plane flies 8 miles south from the airport then 15 miles east. It then goes in a straight line back to the airport. What is the distance of this last leg back to the airport? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A plane flies 8 miles south from the airport then 15 miles east. It then goes in a straight line back to the airport. What is the distance of this last leg back to the airport?
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Last leg is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs equal to 8 and 15
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Dist = sqrt[8^2 + 15^2] = sqrt(289) = 17 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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