SOLUTION: an airplane at an altitude of 2000 feet is directly over a power plant and the navigator find the angle of depression of an airport to be 19 degree . how far is the plane from the

Question 879920: an airplane at an altitude of 2000 feet is directly over a power plant and the navigator find the angle of depression of an airport to be 19 degree . how far is the plane from the airport?
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an airplane at an altitude of 2000 feet is directly over a power plant and the navigator find the angle of depression of an airport to be 19 degree . how far is the plane from the airport?
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let x=distance from power plant to airport
tan 19˚=2000/x
x=2000/tan19˚≈5808
how far is the plane from the airport? 5808 ft
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