Question

An small plane is 4 miles by land away from the airport. The angle of elevation from the airport to the airplane is 6.5 Degrees. What is the altitude of the plane? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a mile.
a. 0.03 miles
b. 0.46 miles
c. 35.1 miles
d. 8.6 miles

Answer 1

This has to do with Right Triangles BTW

Answer 2

You need to find x, the altitude of the plane. Do you know which trig identity you would use that relates the side adjacent to the angle to the side opposite the angle?

Answer 3

I have the choices of Tangent, Sine, and Cosine, I know that much. And I know about SOH CAH TOA also.

Answer 4

I'm guessing Tangent since the opposite of Angle B (Opposite leg) and the Adjacent leg are being referanced

Answer 5

The S, C and T are the sin cos tan. So which one relates the Opposite side to the Adjacent side?

Answer 6

tangent is correct.

Answer 7

Like this:

Answer 8

Solve for x by multiplying both sides by 4:

Answer 9

(4)tan6.5=x

Answer 10

Find the tangent of 6.5 on your calculator (in degree mode!) and multiply that by 4 to get your answer. What do you get?

Answer 11

.45

Answer 12

b is the answer, because you need to round. But yes, you're right!

Answer 13

GREAT!!!! YOU HAVE ACTUALLY MADE THIS EASY TO UNDERSTAND!!!!!!
So I find the mathematical sign of the angle stated then multiply it by the side given!!!!

Answer 14

; ) !!!!!

Answer 15

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*hugs tightly and gives you all da medalz*

Answer 16

lol! You're cute!