An airplane is flying at an elevation of 5150 ft, directly above a straight highway. Two motorists are driving cars on the highway on opposite sides of the plane, and the angle of depression to one car is 35 degrees and to the other is 52 degrees. How far apart are the cars?

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mazehaq · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

lol
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mazehaq · Answer

Fosho!

anonymous · Answer

So, this?
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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

lol lol lol it was so simple to do with tan 35 = 5150/x + tan52 = 5150/x = 11378.58 answers are same though

anonymous · Answer

but i did with such a long method lol
didnt think of using trig ratios . :D jumped on sine rule haha

anonymous · Answer

Yeah, I was about to say.. 'why not tangent?'

mazehaq · Answer

hold on, I'm trying to work this out

mazehaq · Answer

flutter I'm not understanding this.

anonymous · Answer

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mazehaq · Answer

lol wtf, it changed the f word to flutter

anonymous · Answer

LOL. OS auto filter . . .

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