Please help :) Please explain your answer also because I need to learn this! A paratrooper and counter stronger winds than anticipated while parachuting from 1350 feet, causing him to drift at an 8° angle.

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Clarke asked Jul 2, 2022

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Please help :)

Please explain your answer also because I need to learn this!

A paratrooper and counter stronger winds than anticipated while parachuting from 1350 feet, causing him to drift at an 8° angle. How far from the drop zone will the paratrooper land?

Please help :) Please explain your answer also because I need to learn this! A paratrooper-example-1

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Answer:

189 feet

Explanation:

the distance from the drop zone the paratrooper will land = h × tan 8°

= 1350 × 0.14 = 189 feet

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