document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872311>Question 872311</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane climbs at an angle of 11 degrees with the ground. Find the ground distance it has traveled when it has attained an altitude of 400 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with <BR>\n" );
document.write( "base angle = 11 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = 400 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(11) = 400/base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base = 400/tan(11) = 2057.82 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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