Question Detalls OSPreCalc1 B.R.578. [33481341 A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He determines the angles of depression to two mileposts, 1.7 km apart, to be 22° and 43°, as shown in the figure below. Find the distance of the plane from point A and the elevation of the plane. (Round your answers to one decimal place.) distance from the plane to point A elevation of the plane 439 A 1.8 km

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OSPrecalc1 B.R.578. (3348134]
A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He determines the angles of depression to two mileposts, 1.7 km apart, to be 22°
and 43%, as shown in the figure below. Find the distance of the plane from point A and the elevation of the plane. (Round
your answers to one decimal place.)
distance from the plane to point A
elevation of the plane
Σ
B
18 km
1.2 km
Transcribed Image Text:Question Detalls OSPrecalc1 B.R.578. (3348134] A pilot is flying over a straight highway. He determines the angles of depression to two mileposts, 1.7 km apart, to be 22° and 43%, as shown in the figure below. Find the distance of the plane from point A and the elevation of the plane. (Round your answers to one decimal place.) distance from the plane to point A elevation of the plane Σ B 18 km 1.2 km
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