document.write( "Question 1191915: A plane rises from take-off and flies at an angle of 17 degrees with the horizontal runway. When it has gained 800 feet, find the distance the plane has flown.
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document.write( "Let d be the distance. Then\r\n" );
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document.write( "    sin(17°) = ;\r\n" );
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document.write( "    d =  =  = 2736 ft   (rounded).    ANSWER\r\n" );
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