Question

An airplane in flight needed to make an emergency landing so it descended at

an angle of depression of 15 degrees for 50000 feet until it landed. How many
feet is the vertical drop from when the plane initially began it's descent to
when it reached the ground? Round to the nearest whole number. (Hint:
draw a picture)

Answer 1

13,397 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

tan 15 = height/50,000

0.2679(50,000) = 13,397 ft