document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=916952>Question 916952</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane is flying 10,500 feet above level ground. The angle of depression from the plane to the base of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a tree is 23degrees. How far horizontally must the plane fly to be directly over the tree? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #556422 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=556422\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let it travel x miles to be right on top of the tree\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan 23 deg = 10500/x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=10500/tan 23 degrees\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=24736.45 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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