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.
k did u work out the problem
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.
whats your explanation.
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
I think yours is better lol
i think u have 15 seconds to get out of way
okay ... thanks for your input
ur welcome
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