SOLUTION: A hot-air balloon has risen to an altitude of 280m. You can still see the starting point at an 18degrees angle of depression. To the nearest meter, how far is the balloon from the

SOLUTION: A hot-air balloon has risen to an altitude of 280m. You can still see the starting point at an 18degrees angle of depression. To the nearest meter, how far is the balloon from the

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Question 188585: A hot-air balloon has risen to an altitude of 280m. You can still see the starting point at an 18degrees angle of depression. To the nearest meter, how far is the balloon from the starting point?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sin 18=280/x.....where x is the distance the ballon is from the start
:
.309016994*x=280
:
x=906.099 m....to the nearest meter is 906 meters
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