An airplane flies due north from Ft. Myers to Sarasota, a distance of 150 miles, and then

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An airplane flies due north from Ft. Myers to Sarasota, a distance of 150 miles, and then turns through an angle of 50° and flies to Orlando, a distance of 100 miles. See the figure.

(a) How far is it directly from Ft. Myers to Orlando?
(b) What bearing should the pilot use to fly directly from Ft. Myers to Orlando?

Orlando 50° 100 mi Šarasota 150 mi Ft. Myers

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Precalculus

ISBN: 978-0321716835

9th edition

Authors: Michael Sullivan

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