Question

Suppose you live 6.9 miles from a hill. from your home you see a plane directly above the hill . you're angle of the elevation to the plane is 24 degree. what is the planes altitude. choices are

a 2.8 miles. b -14.7 miles. c 6.3 miles. d 3.1 miles

Answer 1

d. 3.1 miles

Explanation:

tan 24= x/6.9

x= 6tan24

x=3.072077929

x=3.1 miles