An airplane flying at a speed of 300 mi/hr flies from a point A in the direction 136° for 30 minutes and then flies in the direction 226° for 45 minutes. Approximate, to the nearest mile, the distance from the airplane to A.
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This equation forms a right triangle, because the transition from 136 degrees to 226 degrees is a 90 degree angle. One leg of the triangle is 150 miles (300 mi/hr x 0.5 hours); the other is 225 (300 mi/hr x .75 hours). To find the distance from A, or the hypotenuse, use the equation a^2 + b^2= c^2. So 22,500 + 50,625 = c^2, 73125 = c^2, and c = about 270 miles
So the answer would be 270 miles.
Hope this makes sense.