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nexus9112 [7]
3 years ago
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A plane is descending onto the runway with an angle of depression of 55°. If it has 2.8 miles to go before landing (hypotenuse),

what is the current altitude of the plane?
A. 4.9 miles
B. 3.4 miles
C. 4 miles
D. 1.6 miles
E. 2.3 miles
Mathematics
1 answer:
nalin [4]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Option C is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: A plane is descending onto the runway with an angle of depression of 55°. Also, it has 2.8 miles to go before landing.

To find: current altitude of the plane

Solution:

Consider the attached image.

In ΔABC,

\angle ACB=55^{\circ} (Alternate interior angles)

For any angle \theta,

tan \theta = side opposite to angle/side adjacent to angle

\tan C=\frac{AB}{BC}

Put \angle C=55^{\circ}\,,\,BC=2.8\,\,miles

AB=2.8\,\tan 55^{\circ}=3.999\approx 4\,\,miles

So, the current altitude of the plane is 4 miles.

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