Question

1. Jake and Yolanda are standing 300 yards apart. Jake spots an airplane and estimates the angle of elevation to be 30 degrees. Yolanda sees the same airplane and estimate the angle of elevation to be about 50 degrees. How far is Jake from the airplane?

Answer 1

671.93 yds

Explanation:

Let x be the distance from Jake to the airplane.

300/sin(20) = x/sin(130) -> 300sin(130)/sin(20)

x= 671.93 yds