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an airplane flies from one city in a straight line to another city, which is 360 kilometers north and 150 kilometers west of first city. how far does the plane fly?
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an airplane flies from one city in a straight line to another city, which is 360 kilometers north and 150 kilometers west of first city. how far does the plane fly?

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Answer: 390 Km

Step-by-step explanation: Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve this problem. We know that it is going north and west, forming a triangle. It says a straight line so we know it is the hypotenuse. 360^2 + 150^2 = x^2. X is 390.

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