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A pilot is traveling at a height of 30,000 feet above level ground. She looks down at
an angle of depression of 6° and spots the runway. As measured along the ground, how
many miles away is she from the runway? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.

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Answer:

540.6 mi

Step-by-step explanation:

The angle of depression = angle of elevation = 6°

Let x = the distance to the runway.

tan 6 = 30000/x

xtan 6 = 30000

x = 30000/tan 6 =285430.9 ft

285430.9336.../5280 = 540.6 mi

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