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To approach the runway, a pilot of a small plane must begin a 10 descent starting from a height of 1983 feet above the ground. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how many miles from the runway is the airplane at the start of this approach?

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To approach the runway, a pilot of a small plane must begin a 10 descent starting from a height of 1983 feet above the ground. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how many miles from the runway is the airplane at the start of this approach?

mathstudent55 · Answer

Is that a 10 ***degree*** descent?

anonymous · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

^The answer is there. It's the exact same problem as you. It even helps you solve it in case you want the help

mathstudent55 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

yes

mathstudent55 · Answer

The angle on the left side is also 10 degrees.
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anonymous · Answer

ok

mathstudent55 · Answer

I just reread the problem. We are looking for the distance from the plane to the runway, so we need to find y, not x.
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