An airplane is 32,000 feet above the ground begins descending at a rate 2,500
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Answer:
25.2294 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
We can solve this question drawing a triangle using the values given and then using the law of sines. (See image attached to know how to draw the triangle and use the values).
First we need to find the third angle of the triangle, that is, the angle in the vertix where the bird is:
y + 55 + 63 = 180
y = 62°
The relation between the angles and the distances are:
25 / sin(y) = x / sin(63)
25 / 0.8829 = x / 0.8910
x = 25 * 0.8910 / 0.8829 = 25.2294 feet
