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Using the diagram below, what is the horizontal distance between the control tower and the plane?

Using the diagram below, what is the horizontal distance between the control tower-example-1

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Answer:

x = 664.093 m

Explanation:

tan∅ = opposite over adjacent

Since we are trying to find the horizontal distance, that means we are dealing with the bottom length and not the hypotenuse (the diagonal length):

Our theta (∅) = 52°

Our opposite = 850 m

Our adjacent = x m

tan52° = 850/x

xtan52° = 850

x = 850/tan52°

x = 664.093 m

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