Question

An observer (O) spots a plane flying at a 35° angle to his horizontal line of sight. If the plane is flying at an altitude of 17,000 ft., what is the distance (x) from the plane (P) to the observer (O)?

Answer 1

Thank youu

Answer 2

Np , wait, according to your diagram, they are looking for the hypothenuse, not the adjacent, so instead of doind the tangent use the cos35 = opp,h

.8192=17000/h h=17000/.8192 h= 20751

Answer 3

Sorry, the diagram wasn't loading properly at the beginning, well now you have all the sides of the triangle, you might get extra credit.