document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132611>Question 1132611</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an airplane climbs at an angle of 12 degrees with the ground. find the horizontal distance it has traveled once it has reached an altitude of 500 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #749696 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=749696\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is a right triangle with tan(12)=500/x, where x is the horizontal distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=500/tan 12=2352.3 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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