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An airplane approaches an airport. At a certain time, the plane is 1020m high.Its angle of elevation measured from the airport is 20.5 degrees . How far is the plane from the airport to the nearest meter?

 Jul 30, 2020
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Draw a picture depicted in the problem

tan 20.5   =   height / d

tan 20.5   = 1020 / d                   solve for 'd' the distance from the airport

 Jul 30, 2020
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thanks so much!

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