Check the picture.
Let the given points represent the following:
F : Charlie's feet
E: Charlie's eyes
P: location of the plane
G: the foot of the perpendicular drawn from P to the ground
A: a point on PG, such that |GA|=|FE|=5.2 feet.
Clearly EAP is a right triangle, with m(AEP)=32°, side PA=1,700-5.2=1694.8 feet.
<span>the ground distance from Charlie to the plane is |FG|=|EA|
from right angle trigonometry, we know that:
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Answer: 2711.68 feet</span>
Let the given points represent the following:
F : Charlie's feet
E: Charlie's eyes
P: location of the plane
G: the foot of the perpendicular drawn from P to the ground
A: a point on PG, such that |GA|=|FE|=5.2 feet.
Clearly EAP is a right triangle, with m(AEP)=32°, side PA=1,700-5.2=1694.8 feet.
<span>the ground distance from Charlie to the plane is |FG|=|EA|
from right angle trigonometry, we know that:
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<span>
</span>
<span>
</span>
<span>
Answer: 2711.68 feet</span>