canietejeanelle canietejeanelle
  • 03-05-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

From an airplane at an altitude of 1200, the angle of depression to a building on the ground measure 28 degrees find the distance from the plane to the building?

Respuesta :

irspow
irspow irspow
  • 03-05-2017
sinα=h/d

d=h/sinα  we are told h=1200ft and α=28°

d=1200/sin28° ft

d≈2556 ft  (to nearest foot, I assumed feet as you didn't give units...)
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

The traits of populations in the forest ecosystem have changed over time. What caused the traits to change?
A toy rocket is shot vertically into the air from a launching pad 5 feel above the ground with an initial velocity of 80 feet per second. The height h, in feet,
Calculate the speed of a 3.5cm sound wave of frequency 8000Hz
The traits of populations in the forest ecosystem have changed over time. What caused the traits to change?
In a titration, 45.0 mL of KOH is neutralized by 75.0 mL of 0.30M HBr. How much KOH is in 1.0 liter of the KOH solution ?
Describe William Shakespeare in one word
why did the citizens of Richmond, Virginia feel upset about the actions at Fort Sumter ?
The traits of populations in the forest ecosystem have changed over time. What caused the traits to change?
what are some interesting facts about the great sandy desert?
An element with mass 1000 grams decays by 14.8% per minute. How much of the element is remaining after 11 minutes, to the nearest 10th of a gram?