document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47633>Question 47633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help please!- The approach pattern to an airport requires pilots to set an 11 degree angle of decent toward a runway.If a plane is flying at an altitude of 9,500 m at what distance (measured along the ground) from the airport must the pilot descend?-Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You get a right triangle with side of 9500 across from the 11 degree angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let \"x\" be the length of the side adjacent to the 11 degree angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(11 degrees) = 9500/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9500/tan(11 degrees) = 48873.26 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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