document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1198613>Question 1198613</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An airplane is flying 700 feet above ground. From the plane to the base of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "control tower, the angle of depression is 47◦<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". How far away is ground directly underneath the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plane to the control tower? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "control tower, the angle of depression is 47◦<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". How far away is ground directly underneath the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plane to the control tower? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = horizontal distance to the tower.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(47) = 700/d </SPAN>\n" );
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