An airplane is at a location 800 miles due west of city X. Another airplane is at a distance of 1,200 miles southwest of city X. The angle at city X created by the paths of the two planes moving away from city X measures 60°. What is the distance between the two airplanes to the nearest mile? Assume that the planes are flying at the same altitude.
Ratios
A ratio is a comparison between two numbers of the same kind. It represents how many times one number contains another. It also represents how small or large one number is compared to the other.
Trigonometric Ratios
Trigonometric ratios give values of trigonometric functions. It always deals with triangles that have one angle measuring 90 degrees. These triangles are right-angled. We take the ratio of sides of these triangles.
An airplane is at a location 800 miles due west of city X. Another airplane is at a distance of 1,200 miles southwest of city X. The
What is the distance between the two airplanes to the nearest mile? Assume that the planes are flying at the same altitude.
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