A small plane is 20 miles due north of the airport. a jet at the same altitude as the plane is 64.5 miles west of the airport. t

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A small plane is 20 miles due north of the airport. a jet at the same altitude as the plane is 64.5 miles west of the airport. t

o the nearest tenth, what is the distance between the small plane and the jet? enter your answer as a decimal in the box.

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podryga [215] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-17T18:26:53+03:00

okay realize that the distance traveled by the small plane, distance traveled by jet, and the distance between them makes a right triangle. Using Pythagorean theorem and allowing x be the distance between them, x² = (20 miles)² + (64.5 miles
x = 67.53 miles the distance between the two entities in nearest tenth is approximately 67.5 miles.