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OpenStudy (explainitlikeimfive):

An airplane over the Pacific Ocean sights an atoll at an 7° angle of depression. If the plane is 663 m above the water, how many kilometers is it from a point 663 m directly above the atoll? A. 5399.7 km B. 5.4 km C. 81.41 km D. 760.8 km

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

draw a picture and include the information |dw:1372454951766:dw| find x using the tan ratio. The answer will be in metres so divide by 1000 to get an answer in kilometres

OpenStudy (explainitlikeimfive):

What is the tan ratio?

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

tan(a) = opp/adj

OpenStudy (explainitlikeimfive):

663 is opp, correct?

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

thats correct

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