To approach the runway, a pilot of a small plane must begin a 6° descent starting from a height of 1297 feet above the ground. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how many miles from the runway is the airplane at the start of this approach? 1 mile = 5280 feet 1297 ft

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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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To approach the runway, a pilot of a small plane must begin a 6° descent starting from a height of 1297 feet above the ground. To the nearest tenth of a
mile, how many miles from the runway is the airplane at the start of this approach?
1 mile = 5280 feet
1297 ft
Not drawn to scale
Transcribed Image Text:To approach the runway, a pilot of a small plane must begin a 6° descent starting from a height of 1297 feet above the ground. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how many miles from the runway is the airplane at the start of this approach? 1 mile = 5280 feet 1297 ft Not drawn to scale
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