After taking off from the landing pad, a helicopter flies 3 miles west, then 2 miles southeast. How far is the helicopter from t
he landing pad? If someone could explain to that would be very helpful
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Answer:
When the plane makes its turn to fly southeast, it makes a 45º angle at point a, making angle abc also equal to 45º.
Line ab is the 2 miles southeast the plane flies.
Line ac = line cb
sine (45º) = opposite / hypotenuse = cb / 2
.70711 = cb / 2
cb = 1.41422 miles = line ac
Line cs = 3 - 1.41422 = 1.58578
Line x^2 = cs^2 + cb^2
Line x^2 = 2.5146982084 + 2.0000182084
Line x^2 = 4.5147
Line x = 2.1248
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