A plane is located at C on the diagram. There are two towers located at A and B. The distance between the towers is 7,600 feet,

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A plane is located at C on the diagram. There are two towers located at A and B. The distance between the towers is 7,600 feet,

and the angles of elevation are given.
a. Find BC, the distance from Tower 2 to the plane, to the nearest foot.
b. Find CD, the height of the plane from the ground, to the nearest foot.

PLEASE SHOW WORK!!!!

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2 answers:

elena-s [515] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-12T10:33:15+03:00

The question is asking to find and calculate the said towers base on the given in the question. In my own calculation, I would say that the answers are the following.A. the distance from tower 2 to the plane to the nearest foot is 15052.1 ftB. the height of the plane from the ground, to the nearest foot is 6122 ft.

Minchanka [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-12T12:54:13+03:00

Minchanka [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

If CD=h and BC=x, then

h/x = tan24°

h/(x+7600) = tan16°

or,

h = 0.4452x

h = 0.2867x + 2179.2649

0.4452x = 0.2867x + 2179.2649

BC = x = 13750

CD = h = 6121

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