A plane leaves Airport A and travels 490 miles to Airport B on a bearing of N34E. The plane later leaves airport B and travels to airport C 380 miles away on a bearing of S74E. What is the final distance from Airport A to Airport C to the nearest hundredth of a mile?

A plane leaves Airport A and travels 490 miles to Airport B on a bearing of N34E. The plane later leaves airport B and travels to airport C 380 miles away on a bearing of S74E. What is the final distance from Airport A to Airport C to the nearest hundredth of a mile?

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Chapter2: Right Triangle Trigonometry

Section2.5: Vectors: A Geometric Approach

Problem 39PS: Distance A plane travels 170 miles on a bearing of N 18 E and then changes its course to N 49 E and...

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A plane leaves Airport A and travels 490 miles to Airport B on a bearing of N34E. The
plane later leaves airport B and travels to airport C 380 miles away on a bearing of S74E.
What is the final distance from Airport A to Airport C to the nearest hundredth of a mile?
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