An airplane ascends from the ground at an angle of 17°. When the airplane has traveled a horizontal distance of 650 ft, what is its height above the ground to the nearest foot?

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Wim Ten Brink asked Dec 4, 2023

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An airplane ascends from the ground at an angle

of 17°. When the airplane has traveled a
horizontal distance of 650 ft, what is its height
above the ground to the nearest foot?

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The answer is 190 as it’s sin17 =x/650

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