. The Coast Guard has sent a rescue helicopter to retrieve passengers off a disabled ship. The ship has called in its position as 1.7 miles from shore. When the helicopter passes over a buoy that is known to be 1.3 miles from shore, the angle formed by the shore, the helicopter, and the disabled ship is 90°. Determine what the altimeter would read to the nearest foot when 1.3 mi the helicopter is directly above the buoy. Note that 1 mile is 5280 feet. 1.7 mi

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6. The Coast Guard has sent a rescue helicopter
to retrieve passengers off a disabled ship. The
ship has called in its position as 1.7 miles from
shore. When the helicopter passes over a buoy
that is known to be 1.3 miles from shore, the
angle formed by the shore, the helicopter, and
the disabled ship is 90°. Determine what the
altimeter would read to the nearest foot when
1.3 mi
the helicopter is directly above the buoy.
1.7 mi
Note that 1 mile is 5280 feet.
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Transcribed Image Text:S 74 Additional Practice Answer x Bb 12-4 ws key.pdf New Tab s/lib/AZ01001825/Centricity/Domain/1954/12-4%20ws%20key.pdf nce * chem I AH project E Ap 6 Polyatomic lons 6 CPR doc. E CPR/FA/AED Q CPR E Unit 7 6 Red Cross » Other book 6. The Coast Guard has sent a rescue helicopter to retrieve passengers off a disabled ship. The ship has called in its position as 1.7 miles from shore. When the helicopter passes over a buoy that is known to be 1.3 miles from shore, the angle formed by the shore, the helicopter, and the disabled ship is 90°. Determine what the altimeter would read to the nearest foot when 1.3 mi the helicopter is directly above the buoy. 1.7 mi Note that 1 mile is 5280 feet. Original content Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor. 247 Sign out O v1 8:44 DELL %23 & 4. 7 8 10 y
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