48. Distance between a Ship and a Submarine From an airplane flying over the ocean, the angle of depression to a submarine lying under the surface is 24° 10'. At the same moment, the angle of depression from the airplane to a battleship is 17° 30'. See the figure. The distance from the airplane to the battleship is 5120 ft. Find the distance between the battleship and the submarine. (Assume the airplane, subma- rine, and battleship are in a vertical plane.) 17° 30' 24° 10' 5120 ft Battleship Submarine

48. Distance between a Ship and a Submarine From an airplane flying over the ocean, the angle of depression to a submarine lying under the surface is 24° 10'. At the same moment, the angle of depression from the airplane to a battleship is 17° 30'. See the figure. The distance from the airplane to the battleship is 5120 ft. Find the distance between the battleship and the submarine. (Assume the airplane, subma- rine, and battleship are in a vertical plane.) 17° 30' 24° 10' 5120 ft Battleship Submarine

Trigonometry (11th Edition)

11th Edition

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Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.

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48. Distance between a Ship and a Submarine From an airplane flying over the ocean,
the angle of depression to a submarine lying under the surface is 24° 10'. At the
same moment, the angle of depression from the airplane to a battleship is 17° 30'.
See the figure. The distance from the airplane to the battleship is 5120 ft. Find the
distance between the battleship and the submarine. (Assume the airplane, subma-
rine, and battleship are in a vertical plane.)
17° 30'
24° 10'
5120 ft
Battleship
Submarine

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