A passenger in an airplane at an altitude of 10 kilometers sees two towns directly to the east of the plane. The angles of depression to the towns are 26° and 54° (see figure). How far apart are the towns? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) km
A passenger in an airplane at an altitude of 10 kilometers sees two towns directly to the east of the plane. The angles of depression to the towns are 26° and 54° (see figure). How far apart are the towns? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) km
Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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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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Transcribed Image Text:A passenger in an airplane at an altitude of 10 kilometers sees two towns directly to the east of the plane. The angles of depression
to the towns are 26° and 54° (see figure). How far apart are the towns? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
km
54° 26°
10 km
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