An airplane flies in a straight line for 5 hours and then takes a turn 12° to the right and flies 3 hours in the new direction. The plane maintained a constant speed of 550 miles per hour throughout the flight.

Sketch and label a figure to model the given situation.
How far is the plane from the starting point in the air at the end of this time?
In your final answer for parts A and B, include all of the necessary steps and calculations.

Question

An airplane flies in a straight line for 5 hours and then takes a turn 12° to the right and flies 3 hours in the new direction. The plane maintained a constant speed of 550 miles per hour throughout the flight.

Sketch and label a figure to model the given situation.
How far is the plane from the starting point in the air at the end of this time?
In your final answer for parts A and B, include all of the necessary steps and calculations.

fortytherapper · Answer

Do you know about the law of cosines?