SOLUTION: An airplane is climbing at an angle of 11° with the ground. Find, to the nearest foot, the ground distance the airplane has traveled when it has attained an altitude of 400 feet.

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Question 260390: An airplane is climbing at an angle of 11° with the ground. Find, to the nearest foot, the ground distance the airplane has traveled when it has attained an altitude of 400 feet.
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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tan(11) = 400/ d
so,
d = 400/tan(11) ~ 400/.19438 ~ 2057.82 ft.