Jeremy finds a set of plans to build a model airplane. Most, but not all, of the lengths given in the plans are direct measurements. According to the plans, each horizontal stabilizer of the tail wing is made from a right triangle. The length of the leg of the triangle that touches the plane is AB = 8 inches, and cos=8 17 . To find the number of inches each horizontal stabilizer extends from the plane, find BC.

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Jeremy finds a set of plans to build a model airplane. Most, but not all, of the lengths given in the plans are direct measurements. According to the plans, each horizontal stabilizer of the tail wing is made from a right triangle. The length of the leg of the triangle that touches the plane is AB = 8 inches, and cos=8 17   . To find the number of inches each horizontal stabilizer extends from the plane, find BC.