An airplane climbs at an angle of 13° with the ground. What is the distance it has traveled (to the nearest hundred feet) when it has attained an altitude of 400 feet? A) 410 feet B) 1,800 feet C) 1,700 feet D) 2,000 feet

An airplane climbs at an angle of 13° with the ground. What is the distance it has traveled (to the nearest hundred feet) when it has attained an altitude of 400 feet? A) 410 feet B) 1,800 feet C) 1,700 feet D) 2,000 feet

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An airplane climbs at an angle of 13° with the
ground. What is the distance it has traveled (to the
nearest hundred feet) when it has attained an
altitude of 400 feet?
C) 1,700 feet
D) 2,000 feet
A) 410 feet
B) 1,800 feet

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