SOLUTION: An airplane flies in a straight line toward a runway at a fixed altitude. At a certain point, the depression angle toward the runway is 32° and after 2 miles of flight it measures
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Question 1167999: An airplane flies in a straight line toward a runway at a fixed altitude. At a certain point, the depression angle toward the runway is 32° and after 2 miles of flight it measures 74°. What is the distance between the airplane and the runway when the depression angle measures 74°? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An airplane flies in a straight line toward a runway at a fixed altitude. At a certain point, the depression angle toward the runway is 32° and after 2 miles of flight it measures 74°. What is the distance between the airplane and the runway when the depression angle measures 74°?
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2 angles are given.
Find the 3rd angle.
Use the Law of Sines.
