The distance between an aircraft carrier and a Navy destroyer is 7620 feet. The angle of elevation from the destroyer to a helicopter is 77.2°, and the angle of elevation from the aircraft carrier to the helicopter is 59.0°. The helicopter is in the same vertical plane as the two ships, as shown in the following figure. Use this data to determine the distance x from the helicopter to the aircraft carrier. Helicopter 59.0 77.2 7620 ft | Aireraft carrier Navy destroyer A) 10,700 feet B) 11,700 feet c) 10,000 feet D) 9,700 feet

The distance between an aircraft carrier and a Navy destroyer is 7620 feet. The angle of elevation from the destroyer to a helicopter is 77.2°, and the angle of elevation from the aircraft carrier to the helicopter is 59.0°. The helicopter is in the same vertical plane as the two ships, as shown in the following figure. Use this data to determine the distance x from the helicopter to the aircraft carrier. Helicopter 59.0 77.2 7620 ft | Aireraft carrier Navy destroyer A) 10,700 feet B) 11,700 feet c) 10,000 feet D) 9,700 feet

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305652224

Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Publisher:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Chapter7: Triangles

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1GP

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