If two planes leave the airport at 1:00pm, how many miles apart will they be at 3:00pm if one travels directly north at 150 mph and the other travels directly west at 200 mph?

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Medunno13

Answer:

500

Step-by-step explanation:

The planes traveled 300 miles north and 400 miles west, respectively.

By the Pythagorean theorem, the distance is

[tex]\sqrt{300^2+400^2}=500[/tex]

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