SOLUTION: After takeoff, an airplane climbs at an angle of elevation of 11° with the ground. To the nearest tenth of a foot, find the air distance the plane will have traveled when it reac

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Question 1157372: After takeoff, an airplane climbs at an angle of elevation of 11° with the ground. To the nearest tenth of a foot, find the air distance the plane will have traveled when it reaches an altitude of 880 feet.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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11^\circ11 ∘ with the ground.
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

sin%2811%5Eo%29+=+opposite%2Fhypotenuse=800%2Fx
sin%2811%5Eo%29%2F1%5E%22%22+=800%5E%22%22%2Fx%5E%22%22
cross-multiply:

x%2Asin%2811%5Eo%29=800

x=800%2Fsin%2811%5Eo%29

x=4192.674451

Round off to 4192.7 ft.

Edwin