:? Hi again:
I thought I understood this one, but i kept getting the wrong answer
If 2 planes leave the same airport at 1 pm, how many miles apart will they be at 3 pm if one travels directly north at 150 mph and the other travels directly west at 200 mph.
So I solved for the d for the plane going north, which was Dn = 150 mph(2h) = 300 miles and the plane going west was Dw = 200 mph(2h) = 400 miles
To get the distance between the two I set it up like a right triangle and and used the equations D = 1/2(Dn)(Dw). I got 60,000 miles, WHICH IS WRONG!!!
DC6
I thought I understood this one, but i kept getting the wrong answer
If 2 planes leave the same airport at 1 pm, how many miles apart will they be at 3 pm if one travels directly north at 150 mph and the other travels directly west at 200 mph.
So I solved for the d for the plane going north, which was Dn = 150 mph(2h) = 300 miles and the plane going west was Dw = 200 mph(2h) = 400 miles
To get the distance between the two I set it up like a right triangle and and used the equations D = 1/2(Dn)(Dw). I got 60,000 miles, WHICH IS WRONG!!!
DC6