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We can obtain the correct answer using the Pythagorean theorem, but the book wants us to use a ruler to find the answer. Doing this, we find that the plane is going about 255 miles per hour.
Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)
by Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1439047901
ISBN 13:
978-1-43904-790-3
Chapter 4 - Section 4.1 - Properties of a Parallelogram - Exercises - Page 186: 35
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