Answer:
2839.4 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that:
Altitude = 1200 m
Using trigonometry :
The distance from point P to the airplane :
Using trigonometric relation :
Sin θ = opposite / hypotenus
Sin θ = altitude / x
Sin θ = 1200 m / x
Sin 25 = 1200 / x
0.4226182 = 1200 / x
x = 1200 / 0.4226182
x = 2839.4423
Distance from P to airplane = 2839.4 meters
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Subtract 2 from both sides:
Subtract 5x from both sides:
Divide both sides by 2:
2,000 x 1/10 = 200. If it's not an answer tell me.
18 is the least common denominator of all the fractions, so you can eliminate fractions by multiplying the equation by 18.
(4.5*18)x +((7/9)*18)x + (2 1/3)*18 + ((1/6)*18)x = (5 1/18)*18
81x +14x +42 +3x = 91 . . . . . simplify
Collect terms.
98x + 42 = 91
98x = 49 . . . . . . . . . subtract 42
x = 49/98 = 1/2
The solution is x = 1/2.
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You can also do the arithmetic with mixed numbers and fractions. The usual methods apply.
(4.5 + 7/9 + 1/6)x + 2 1/3 = 5 1/18
(49/9)x + 7/3 = 91/18
(49/9)x = 49/18 . . . . . . . subtract 7/3
x = (9/49)(49/18) = 9/18 = 1/2 . . . . . multiply by 9/49
This can be a little more tedious than the method above, but it works and it will give you the right answer. A calculator that works with fractions can make this solution as easy as the other one.
