SOLUTION: A plane that is 500ft. above the ground begins its descent at an angle of depression of 30 degrees. What is the ground distance the plane must travel before it lands?

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Question 192310: A plane that is 500ft. above the ground begins its descent at an angle of depression of 30 degrees. What is the ground distance the plane must travel before it lands?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Let us see the plane with the Angle of Depression:

By Trigo function:
sin30%5Eo=opp%2Fhyp=500ft%2Fdistance
distance=500ft%2Fsin30%5Eo=500ft%2F0.50
red%28distance=1000ft%29, Answer

Thank you,
Jojo