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A plane leaves the airport at 2:00 pm and flies south at 160 miles per hour. another plane leaves the same airport at 4:00 pm and flies 11 degrees north of west at 180 miles per hour. at 5:00 pm, what is the distance between the two planes? report your answer with 2 significant figures

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The disistance between 2 planes will be 180cos11 - 160 = 16.69
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