Question

Charlie is at a small airfield watching for the
approach of a small plane with engine trouble.
He sees the plane at an angle of elevation of 32 .
At the same time, the pilot radios Charlie and
reports the plane’s altitude is 1,700 feet.
Charlie’s eyes are 5.2 feet from the ground.

Draw a sketch of this situation (you do not need
to submit the sketch).

Find the ground distance from Charlie to the plane.
Explain your work.

Answer 1

k did u work out the problem

Answer 2

This what I did I'm i right we see that one vertical hypotenuse a is1,700 feet and so we have to solve horizontal
hypotenuse b. We can use tangent function tan(32) = a/b => b = a/tan(32) ~ 2570 feet.

Answer 3

whats your explanation.

Answer 4

vertical is 1700 feet and unknown angle is 32 degree tan 32=1698.4/H subracting height from altitude produces a right triangle H=2712 feet away

Answer 5

I think yours is better lol

Answer 6

i think u have 15 seconds to get out of way

Answer 7

okay ... thanks for your input

Answer 8

ur welcome