A small airplane takes off from point A and continues to climb upward in a straight line, as shown in the diagram. What is the plane’s distance from point A when it reaches point C?
42 km
To determine the plane's distance from point A when it reaches point C, we need some additional information such as the lengths of the line segments in the diagram or the angle of the incline. Without specific values, we cannot provide an exact answer.
However, if we assume that the diagram is to scale, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to estimate the distance. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right-angled triangle, the sum of the squares of the lengths of the two shorter sides is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse.
In this case, we can consider point A as the right angle, and the line segment joining points A and C as the hypotenuse. The distance between A and C then becomes the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle.
To calculate the distance, we would need to know the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle. Without this information or any reference measurement, we cannot determine the exact distance from point A to point C.
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