SOLUTION: A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He determines the angles of depression to two mileposts, 9 mi apart, to be 32° and 48°, as shown in the figure. Round your answers to the

Question 233388: A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He determines the angles of depression to two mileposts, 9 mi apart, to be 32° and 48°, as shown in the figure. Round your answers to the nearest tenth mile.
Points A and B r on ground, triangle made to airplane, line across tip of triangle made by points a and b, left angle is 32 and right is 48
find distance of PLANE from point a and elevation of plane
sorry i cant copy picture from my webassign
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A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He determines the angles of depression to two mileposts, 9 mi apart, to be 32° and 48°, as shown in the figure. Round your answers to the nearest tenth mile.
Points A and B r on ground, triangle made to airplane, line across tip of triangle made by points a and b, left angle is 32 and right is 48
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Are both points ahead of the plane?
Can you scan the diagram and email it to:
gsihoutx@aol.com ?