document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=909822>Question 909822</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pilot, flying at an altitude of 5000 feet, wishes to approach the numbers on a runway at an angle of 15°. Approximate, to the nearest 100 feet, the distance from the airplane to the numbers at the beginning of the descent. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with height = 5000 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and you have a 15 degree base angle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Determine the hypotenuse::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(15) = 5000/hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hypotenuse = 5000/sin(15) = 19318.52 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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