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The air traffic controller at an airport spots a plane at an attitude of 10,000 feet with an angle of elevation of 31. What is the horizontal distance from the plane to the airport?

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User NumX
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Answer:

16642.8

Explanation:

tan 31°=10000/x

x=10000/tan31°

x=16642.8

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