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Marion is observing the launch of a space shuttle from the command center. When she first see the shuttle, the angle of elevation to it is 16 degrees. Later, the angle of elevation is 74 degrees. If the command center is 1 mi from the launch pad, how far did the shuttle travel while Marion was watching? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.

 Feb 24, 2015

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The distance, d, that it has traveled is given by

d = 1 mile [ tan 74 - tan 16 ] = about 3.2 miles

 

 Feb 24, 2015
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The distance, d, that it has traveled is given by

d = 1 mile [ tan 74 - tan 16 ] = about 3.2 miles

 

CPhill Feb 24, 2015

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