A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He determines the angles of depression to two mileposts, 7.2 km apart, to be 34° and 51°, as shown in the figure. 34° 7.2 km I I 51° A B NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. Find the distance of the plane from point A. distance from A = km Find the elevation of the plane. height= km

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A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He
determines the angles of depression to two
mileposts, 7.2 km apart, to be 34° and 51°, as
shown in the figure.
34°
7.2 km
51°
A
B
NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale.
Find the distance of the plane from point A.
distance from A =
km
Find the elevation of the plane.
height =
km
Transcribed Image Text:A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He determines the angles of depression to two mileposts, 7.2 km apart, to be 34° and 51°, as shown in the figure. 34° 7.2 km 51° A B NOTE: The picture is NOT drawn to scale. Find the distance of the plane from point A. distance from A = km Find the elevation of the plane. height = km
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