Question 893078
a passenger in an airplane flying at an altitude of h=29000 feet sees two towns directly to the left of the plane. if the respective angles of depression are theta1= 22 degrees and theta2= 58 degrees, determine the distance (in miles) between the two towns
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Distance between towns: Approximately {{{31862}}} feet, or {{{31862/5280}}}, or 6.03 &#8776; {{{highlight_green(6)}}} miles
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