document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=281771>Question 281771</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane's altitude is 2400 ft. For the pilot, the angle of depression of the base of a control tower is 13 degrees. To the nearest foot, what is the distance from the pilot to the base of the control tower?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 2400 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 31,200 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 10,396 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 10,669 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #204731 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=subudear><B>subudear(62)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=subudear><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=204731\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The distance between pilot and tower will be the hpotenuse of the right angel triangle. Let the hypotenuse length be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So sin(13) = 2400 / x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2400 / 0.22495 = 10669\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So answer will be (d) 10669 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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