SOLUTION: An airplane over the Pacific sights an atoll at an angle of depression of 5 . At this time, the horizontal distance from the airplane to the atoll is 4629 meters. What is the heigh

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Question 257157: An airplane over the Pacific sights an atoll at an angle of depression of 5 . At this time, the horizontal distance from the airplane to the atoll is 4629 meters. What is the height of the plane to the nearest meter?

a. 403 m b. 405 m c. 4611 m d. 4647 m
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OPP%2FADJ=X%2F4629=tan%285%29
X=4629%2Atan%285%29=404.98
b.) is the correct answer.