A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He determines the angles of depression to two mileposts, 6 km apart, to be 30 and 50°, as shown in the figure. A NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. Find the distance of the plane from point A. distance from A = km Find the elevation of the plane. height = km 30° 6 km 50° B Enter your answer as a number; your answer should be accurate to 2 decimal places.

A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He determines the angles of depression to two mileposts, 6 km apart, to be 30 and 50°, as shown in the figure. A NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. Find the distance of the plane from point A. distance from A = km Find the elevation of the plane. height = km 30° 6 km 50° B Enter your answer as a number; your answer should be accurate to 2 decimal places.

Trigonometry (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134217437

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

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

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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A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He determines the angles of depression to two mileposts, 6 km
apart, to be 30 and 50°, as shown in the figure.
A
NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale.
Find the distance of the plane from point A.
distance from A =
km
Find the elevation of the plane.
height =
km
30°
6 km
50°
B
Enter your answer as a number; your answer should be accurate to 2 decimal places.

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