document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=554845>Question 554845</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A passenger airplane flying at an altitude of 1.8 km starts its final airport approach by descending at an angle of depression of 6°. How far along the ground is the airplane from its landing point?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(6)= 1.8/horizontal distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hd = 1.8/tan(6) km<BR>\n" );
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