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?

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Q: 6 A helicopter flies due south for 160 km and then on a bearing of 125° for 120 km. Answer the…

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A: Given: Let XD=x. So, YD=1750-x. In triangle XDZ, ZD=x tan A   and   in triangle ZDY, ZD=(1750-x)…

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Q: An aircraft (at C) is spotted by two observers (at A and B) .o are L=1700 feet apart. As the…

A: Given,           An aircraft at C is spotted by two observersat A and B who are L=1700 feet…

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Q: A boat travels 72 miles on a course of bearing N 278 E and thenchanges its course to travel 37 miles…

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A: A jet leaves a runway whose bearing is N 35° E from the control tower. After flying 5 miles, the jet…

Q: . If a boat travels on a course of bearing N 68° E for 245 miles, how far north and how far east has…

A: Consider a right angles triangle as follows.  Then  sinθ=bc and cosθ=ac and c2=a2+b2.

Q: If the distance e from a point directly below the plane in the picture to a radar station is 125…

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Q: A​ DC-9 aircraft leaves an airport from a runway whose bearing is N57°E. After flying for 1/2 mile,…

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Q: An aircraft (at Z) is spotted by two observers (at X and Y) who are L = 1600 feet apart. As the…

A: Given,           An aircraft at Z is spotted by two observers at X and Y who are L=1600 feet…

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Q: 2. A plane leaves Kent, OH and heads towards Detroit, MI at a bearing of 110. The distance between…

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A: To Determine: how far is it from A to C? Given: The bearing from point A to point B is S 55° E, and…

Q: An aircraft (at Z) is spotted by two observers (at X and Y) who are L= 1850 feet apart. As the…

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Q: The airline route from San Fran to Honolulu is on a bearing of 233 degrees.  A jet flying at 450 mph…

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Q: A boat is traveling on a bearing of 270°.In what direction was it traveling?

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