Question

the angle of depression from a plane to the airport is 34°. the pilot reports that the plane's altitude is 3200 feet . find the horizontal distance between the plane and the airport to the nearest foot

Answer 1

`look\ at\ the\ picture\\\\cot34^o=(x)/(3200)\\\\cot34^o\approx1.4826\\\\(x)/(3200)=1.4826\ \ \ \ /\cdot3200\\\\x=4744.32\ (ft.)\approx4744\ (ft.)\leftarrow answer`