SOLUTION: if flight number 313 flies east from Minneapolis for 225 miles and then south for 315 miles, how far from Minneapolis is the airplane?

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Question 969375: if flight number 313 flies east from Minneapolis for 225 miles and then south for 315 miles, how far from Minneapolis is the airplane?
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if flight number 313 flies east from Minneapolis for 225 miles and then south for 315 miles, how far from Minneapolis is the airplane?
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The two distances form the legs of a right triangle
The distance from Minneapolis is the hypotenuse (h)
h = sqrt%28225%5E2+%2B+315%5E2%29
h = 387.1 mi