Question

A person at a local airport spotted an airplane at an angle of depression of 23° on the tarmac. If the person saw the plane from the airport tower that is 120 ft high, how far away is the plane from the airport tower?

Answer 1

Answer: 282. 7 feets

Explanation:

Height = 120 ft

θ = 23°

To obtain the distance (d) of plane from airport tower :

Tan θ = h / d

Tan 23 = 120 / d

0.4244748 * d = 120

d = 120 / 0.4244748

d = 282.70229

d = 282.7 feets