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From a radar station the bearing of a plane 150 miles away is N50°E. Another plane has bearing N70°E and is 220 miles away. How far apart are the planes? (Nearest hundredths)

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337278461

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter3: Additional Topics In Trigonometry

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8T

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