Two radio signaling stations A and B lie on an east-west line, with A 100 miles west of B. A plane is flying west on a line 50 miles north of the line AB. Radio signals are sent (travelling at 0.2 miles/? sec) simultaneously from A and B, and the

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Two radio signaling stations A and B lie on an east-west line, with A 100 miles west of B. A plane is flying west on a line 50 miles north of the line AB. Radio signals are sent (travelling at 0.2 miles/? sec) simultaneously from A and B, and the one sent from B arrives at the plane 400 ? sec before the one sent from A. Where is the plane?

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