Question

Airplane A flies 300 miles due east of an airport and then flies 200 miles at 15° north of east. Airplane B flies 200 miles due north and then flies 300 miles at 20° west of north. Which airplane is closer to the airport? Explain how you know.​

Answer 1

It is not possible to determine which airplane is closer to the airport without additional information. The distance and direction of each airplane's flight are given, but the starting point for each airplane is not specified. If we knew the starting point of each airplane, we could use the information provided to calculate the final position of each airplane and determine which one is closer to the airport.

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