Question

A planr leaves and flies due north at 280 miles per hour. AT the same time another plane takes off from the same airport and flies due east at a speed of 300 miles per hour. WHat is the distnace between the two planes after 1 hour

Answer 1

Answer:

Distance between the two planes after 1 hour = 410 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Given - A plane leaves and flies due north at 280 miles per hour. At

            the same time another plane takes off from the same airport

            and flies due east at a speed of 300 miles per hour.

To find - What is the distance between the two planes after 1 hour ?

Proof -

Given that , Plane 1 flies due north at a speed of 280 miles per hour.

So,

Total distance traveled in 1 hour = 280 miles

Also,

Plane 2 flies due east at a speed of 300 miles per hour.

So,

Total distance traveled in 1 hour = 300 miles.

The diagram is as follows :

Now,

We have to find the distance after 1 hour i.e. AC

In Triangle ABC ,

By using Pythagoras theorem, we get

AC² = BC² + AB²

⇒AC² = (300)² + (280)²

⇒AC² = 90,000 + 78,400

⇒AC² = 168,400

⇒AC = √168,400

⇒AC = 410.366 ≈ 410

∴ we get

Distance between the two planes after 1 hour = 410 miles