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An aeroplane flies 125km in the direction 110⁰. It then changes course and flies for 170km in the direction of 160⁰. Find by calculation its...

An aeroplane flies 125km in the direction 110⁰. It then changes course and flies for 170km in the direction of 160⁰. Find by calculation its distance from the starting point.

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