Answer each question using the Law of Cosines. Be sure to completely answer the question using appropriate units. Show all work, and round answers to the nearest thousandths place. A plane flies due south for 600 miles. It turns and flies 250 miles 35° east of south. How far is the plane from its origin?
Answer each question using the Law of Cosines. Be sure to completely answer the question using appropriate units. Show all work, and round answers to the nearest thousandths place. A plane flies due south for 600 miles. It turns and flies 250 miles 35° east of south. How far is the plane from its origin?
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Answer each question using the Law of Cosines. Be sure to completely answer the question using appropriate units. Show all work, and round answers to the nearest thousandths place.
A plane flies due south for 600 miles. It turns and flies 250 miles 35° east of south. How far is the plane from its origin?
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