document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=434866>Question 434866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> AIRPLANES The angle of elevation to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an airplane viewed from the control<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tower at an airport is 7°. The tower is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200 feet high and the pilot reports that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the altitude is 5200 feet. How far away<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from the control tower is the airplane?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round your answer to the nearest foot. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The tower is 200 feet high and the pilot reports that the altitude is 5200 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How far away from the control tower is the airplane?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round your answer to the nearest foot.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This distance (d) from tower will be the hypotenuse of a right triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The altitude is the side opposite the angle at the tower<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The tower is 200' high, therefore, the altitude above the tower. 5200 - 200 = 5000 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the sine of 7 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(7) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5000%2Fd ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5000%2Fd\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5000%2Fsin%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5000%2Fsin%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 41,027.5 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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