SOLUTION: A group of people at an air show look up at a 52 degree of elevation to see a plane flying over center field. If regulations say that a plane can not fly lower than 1500 ft during

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Question 199499: A group of people at an air show look up at a 52 degree of elevation to see a plane flying over center field. If regulations say that a plane can not fly lower than 1500 ft during an air show, what is the minimum distance the observers are from center field?
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Tangent is opposite/adjacent
Tan%2852%29+=+1500%2Fx
x+=+1500%2Ftan%2852%29
x+=+1172 feet