You’re flying from Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) to an undisclosed location 226 km south and 230 km east. Mt. Rainier is located approximately 56 km east and 40 km south of JBLM. If you are flying at a constant speed of 800 km/hr, how long after you depart JBLM will you be the closest to Mt. Rainier?
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Rainier. This point will form a right triangle with JBLM and Mt. Rainier. The flight path can be represented by the equation y = (226/230)x, where x is the distance travelled east and y is the distance travelled south. The distance from Mt. Rainier to a point Show more…
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