Charlie is at a small Airfield watching for the approach of a small plane with engine trouble he sees a plane at an angle of ele
vation of 32 at the same time the pilot radius radios Charlie and reports a plane's altitude is 1700 ft Charlie's eyes are 5.2 ft from the ground find the ground distance from from Charlie to the plane show how you know
u can draw a right triangle whose opposite side is 1700 feet, the adjacent side is the ground distance from Charlie to the plane (x), and the angle between theses sides is 32°.
Then, tan (32°) = 1700 feet / x => x = 1700 feet / tan(32°) = 1700 feet / 0.625 = 2720 feet.
