Question 172690
Using the Pythagorean theorem:
Two jets pass directly over each other at 10am. One jet is traveling south at 480 km/h the other is traveling east at 900 km/h. How far are the two jets apart 2 hours later
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From the crossing point, one jet is 480 km and the other is 900 km
The hypotenuse is sqrt(480^2 + 900^2)
=sqrt(230400 + 810000)
= sqrt(1040400)
= 1020 km