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An airplane leaves Lansing flying due southwest at 300 km/hr, and a second plane leaves Lansing at the same time flying due west at 500 km/hr. How far apart are the airplanes after 2 hours?

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Chapter3: Vectors And Two-Dimensional Motion

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