An airplane takes off at an angle of 75° from its starting point. When the plane has traveled a total distance of 600 feet, its vertical height above the runway to the nearest foot is 580 feet.

True or False?

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An airplane takes off at an angle of 75° from its starting point. When the plane has traveled a total distance of 600 feet, its vertical height above the runway to the nearest foot is 580 feet.
 
True or False?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

580 rounded to the nearest foot.
600 * Sin( 75 deg ) = 579.555 ft

anonymous · Answer

so it would be true? @robtobey

anonymous · Answer

Yes, true.

anonymous · Answer

can you tell me if i got this next one right please? @robtobey

anonymous · Answer

One angle of a rhombus measures 108°, and the shorter diagonal is 9 inches long. Approximately how long is the side of the rhombus? (Hint: Diagonals of a rhombus bisect the angles.) 

I got 7 in but idk if that's right @robtobey