Question

Challenge! Ready? An airplane pilot over the Pacific sights an atoll at an angle of depression of 7 degrees. At this time, the horizontal distance from the airplane to the atoll is 3,729 meters. What is the height of the plane to the nearest meter? http://assets.openstudy.com/updates/attachments/5383b347e4b05a9ada0c84ac-ashley137-1401140067213-941080719201335228pm816559023.gif

Answer 1

is there any answers to it

Answer 2

No.

Answer 3

ok it sounds to me like you are working with sin and cosine and tangent correct?

Answer 4

Correct.

Answer 5

ok so the image you showed me we need to find the x which is the height of the airplane from the ground

Answer 6

x would be one of the legs

Answer 7

we alraedy have the degree soooo....

Answer 8

Yup.

Answer 9

Your doing good so far.

Answer 10

so what would we use for it sin cosine or tan

Answer 11

Are you asking me because you are confused?

Answer 12

no what do u think we should use

Answer 13

Well You tell me, this is a challenge that I am giving. You are getting the right idea so far.

Answer 14

so u know the answer

Answer 15

Yes.

Answer 16

i didnt know that

Answer 17

ok so i believe we would use tan

Answer 18

and the equation would tan 7=3,729/x right?

Answer 19

Yes.

Answer 20

and the equation would tan 7=3,729/x right?

Answer 21

solve for x

Answer 22

which is

Answer 23

which is

Answer 24

You are doing it right.

Answer 25

yeah im trying to find the answer

Answer 26

i would multiply divide by the numerator right

Answer 27

divide sorry

Answer 28

i got o.ooo032927

Answer 29

i dont think that is it thought

Answer 30

That is not.

Answer 31

is that part of the way to get there or did i go off track

Answer 32

I think you went off track.

Answer 33

405 meters

Answer 34

Nope.

Answer 35

ok well uhhh....

Answer 36

idk then thx for ur time bye

Answer 37

No problem.

Answer 38

can you help me

Answer 39

on my problem