Question

Two planes have left the L.A. airport. One plane is 30 miles west of the airport and has an altitude of 4 miles, while the other plane is 40 miles east of the airport and has an altitude of 2 miles. What is the distance between the planes?

Answer 1

Did you draw this out?

Answer 2

no cuz idk how

Answer 3

I know the answer is a square root

Answer 4

This help

Answer 5

not really

Answer 6

70?

Answer 7

wait no

Answer 8

160

Answer 9

no

Answer 10

You need to determine the lengths of the two hypotenuses I have put ? marks on

Answer 11

how do I figure it out

Answer 12

30 times 4=120?

Answer 13

They are right triangles? Do you know the Pythagorean formula for right triangles?

Answer 14

no

Answer 15

a^2+b^2=c^2

Answer 16

4^2+30^2=916
c=sq rt 916=30.2655

2^2+40^2=1604
sq rt of 1604=40.05