Can someone please write an equation for me to solve this problem, medal will be given!

An airplane pilot over the Pacific sights an atoll at an angle of depression 5˚ At this time, the horizontal distance from the airplane to the atoll is 4629 meters. What is the height of the plane to the nearest meter?

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Can someone please write an equation for me to solve this problem, medal will be given!

An airplane pilot over the Pacific sights an atoll at an angle of depression 5˚ At this time, the horizontal distance from the airplane to the atoll is 4629 meters. What is the height of the plane to the nearest meter?

anonymous · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

which trig function uses just the sides of a right triangle?

anonymous · Answer

tangent?

anonymous · Answer

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use arctan 5 = x/4629