Two aircraft leave aerodrome A at the same time. Aircraft M flies at 480 km/h on a

course of 080o

How far apart are they after 2 hours?

. Aircraft N flies at 500 km/h on a course of 150o
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After 2 hours M has flown 960km and N has flown 1000km.

In a triangle ABC where B and C are the points that M and N have reached, angle A is the difference between the bearings=70 degrees.

Their distance apart is given by the cosine rule:

960^2+1000^2-2*960*1000cos70=1124.69km approx.

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