A plane is flying at an elevation of 25000 feet. It is within sight of the airport and the pilot finds that the angle of depression to the airport is 24°. Find the distance between the plane and the airport. Find the distance between a point on the ground directly below the plane and the airport.
A plane is flying at an elevation of 25000 feet. It is within sight of the airport and the pilot finds that the angle of depression to the airport is 24°. Find the distance between the plane and the airport. Find the distance between a point on the ground directly below the plane and the airport.
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![A plane is flying at an elevation of 25000 feet.
It is within sight of the airport and the pilot finds that the angle of depression to the airport is 24°.
Find the distance between the plane and the airport.
Find the distance between a point on the ground directly below the plane and the airport.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F52fa896c-7a8b-41d9-9ac0-1c8d9320a331%2Fd7b6b2cb-e698-46b2-88fb-9080f40074df%2Fius1qlp_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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It is within sight of the airport and the pilot finds that the angle of depression to the airport is 24°.
Find the distance between the plane and the airport.
Find the distance between a point on the ground directly below the plane and the airport.
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