An air force pilot must descend vertically 1500 feet over a horizontal distance of 9000 feet to land smoothly on an aircraft carrier. What is the plane's angle of descent(depression)?

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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
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Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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An air force pilot must descend vertically 1500 feet over a horizontal distance of 9000 feet to
land smoothly on an aircraft carrier. What is the plane's angle of descent(depression)?
15.
16. Find the angle of depression if you are standing on top of a hill that is 300' high from sea level, and youca
see your friend that is 700' away from you horizontally (at sea level).
17. Find the area of the triangle. Round to hundredths. Hint: draw one altitude and use the right triangles
for unknown sides.
72°
20
33'
18. Find the area of a triangle if two sides are 28' and 36', and the included angle is 55°.
Transcribed Image Text:An air force pilot must descend vertically 1500 feet over a horizontal distance of 9000 feet to land smoothly on an aircraft carrier. What is the plane's angle of descent(depression)? 15. 16. Find the angle of depression if you are standing on top of a hill that is 300' high from sea level, and youca see your friend that is 700' away from you horizontally (at sea level). 17. Find the area of the triangle. Round to hundredths. Hint: draw one altitude and use the right triangles for unknown sides. 72° 20 33' 18. Find the area of a triangle if two sides are 28' and 36', and the included angle is 55°.
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