Two planes leave the airport at noon, one traveling east at 300 km/h and the other traveling northwest at 45 km/h. How far apart are they at 2 pm?

690 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

given data

For the first plane

the velocity is 300km/h

from noon (12:00) to 2pm is= 2 hours

the distance covered is expressed using the formula

velocity= distance/time

distance= velocity*time

distance= 300*2

distance= 600 miles

For the second plane

the velocity is 45km/h

from noon (12:00) to 2pm is= 2 hours

the distance covered is expressed using the formula

velocity= distance/time

distance= velocity*time

distance= 45*2

distance= 90 miles

Step two:

the total distance apart is the sum of the individual distances covered by the planes

= 600+90

=690 miles

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