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21 Apr 2020
Airplane Trajectory An airplane is flying at a speed of 350 mi/h at an altitude of one mile. The plane passes directly above a radar station at time 
.Express the distance s (in miles) between the plane and the radar station as a function of the horizontal distance 
(in miles) that the plane has flown.
Airplane Trajectory An airplane is flying at a speed of 350 mi/h at an altitude of one mile. The plane passes directly above a radar station at time .Express the distance s (in miles) between the plane and the radar station as a function of the horizontal distance (in miles) that the plane has flown.
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29 May 2020
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