Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Crystal on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 8:06pm.

An airplane flies 340 km due east, makes a
right-angle turn, and then flies 390 km due
north.
Find the magnitude of the plane’s displace-
ment from its starting point. Neglect the
curvature of the earth.
Answer in units of km

Physics - Anonymous, Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 9:26pm
340^2+390^2=267700
take the square root of 267700 n it equals abt 517.397
Physics - Anonymous, Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 9:27pm
340^2+390^2=267700
take the square root of 267700 n it equals abt 517.397

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