Question

An airplane in flight needed to make an emergency landing so it descended at an angle of depression of 15 degrees for 50,000 ft until we landed. How many feet is the vertical drop from when the plane initially began its descent to when it reached the ground? Round to the nearest whole number.​

Answer 1

Answer:

13,397 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

tan 15 = height/50,000

0.2679(50,000) = 13,397 ft