<PRE><B>Question 909822</B>
A pilot, flying at an altitude of 5000 feet, wishes to approach the numbers on a runway at an angle of 15°. Approximate, to the nearest 100 feet, the distance from the airplane to the numbers at the beginning of the descent.
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle with height = 5000 ft
and you have a 15 degree base angle.
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Determine the hypotenuse::
sin(15) = 5000/hypotenuse
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hypotenuse = 5000/sin(15) = 19318.52 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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