Question

All measurements listed are in kilometers. What is the horizontal distance from the plane's starting position to its finishing position? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a kilometer.

Answer 1

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An airplane takes off, levels off and lands according to the diagram shown below. All measurements listed are in kilometers. What is the horizontal distance from the plane's starting position to its finishing position? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a kilometer.

Answer: d = 13.3 km

Explanation: The image show 2 right triangels and 1 square. To determine x and y, use Pythagorean Theorem.

To find x:

hypothenuse² = side² + side²

5² = 3² + x²

x² = 25 - 9

x =
`√(16)`

x = 4

To find y:

7² = 3² + y²

y² = 49 - 9

y =
`√(40)`

y = 6.32

Now, to determine the total horizontal distance, sum up all the parts:

d = x+y+3

d = 4 + 6.3245 + 3

d = 13.3

The horizontal distance from start to finish position is 13.3 km

Answer 2

Complete question:

An airplane takes off, levels off, and lands according to the diagram shown below.

All measurements listed are in kilometers. What is the horizontal distance from the plane's starting position to its finishing position? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a kilometer.

Answer: 13.3km

Explanation:

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