The pilot flying a plane can see the beginning and the end of a 1150-ft runway. The angle of depression of the beginning of the runway is 28.6°and the angle of depression of the end of the runway is 22.5°. How far is the plane from the beginning of the runway? Kindly show the solution.

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anonymous · Answer

kindly help me to solve this problem.

anonymous · Answer

Refer to the attached Mathematica solution using Mathematica 9 Home Edition.

anonymous · Answer

thanks to the answer