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twp aircrafts leave an airport at the same time flying at 750 km/h and 850 km/h. After 2.5 hours, they are 1900 km apart. What is the angle between their flights?

 May 26, 2015

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We can use the Law of Cosines to solve this........so we have....

 

(1900^2  - 1875^2 - 2125^2) / (-2(1875)*2125)  = cosA

 

cos-1 ( (1900^2  - 1875^2 - 2125^2) / (-2(1875)*2125)) =  about 56.3°

 

 

 May 26, 2015
 #1
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Best Answer

We can use the Law of Cosines to solve this........so we have....

 

(1900^2  - 1875^2 - 2125^2) / (-2(1875)*2125)  = cosA

 

cos-1 ( (1900^2  - 1875^2 - 2125^2) / (-2(1875)*2125)) =  about 56.3°

 

 

CPhill May 26, 2015

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