A small plane pilot travels 300 kn in N 40(degrees) W direction to get a small airport to pick up her passenger. She then travels 100km in the direction of S 30(degrees) W to drop off her passenger. Calculate the distance she must fly in order to get back to her starting point. Round answer to the nearest kilometer. Draw and fully label a diagram representing her flight paths.

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goformit100 · Answer

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dumbcow · Answer

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to find length of side x, use law of cosines
x^2 = 100^2+300^2-2(100)(300)cos70