An airplane is flying at an altitude of 9,986 feet over the ocean heading in the direction of the island. When the angle of depression from the airplane to the island's coastline is 16.3 . how much further does the airplane have to fly before it passes over the island? (Round to the nearest foot.)

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An airplane is flying at an altitude of 9,986 feet over the ocean heading in the direction of the island.
When the angle of depression from the airplane to the island's coastline is 16.3
how much further does the airplane have to fly before it passes over the island? (Round to the
nearest foot.)
Transcribed Image Text:An airplane is flying at an altitude of 9,986 feet over the ocean heading in the direction of the island. When the angle of depression from the airplane to the island's coastline is 16.3 how much further does the airplane have to fly before it passes over the island? (Round to the nearest foot.)
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