A plane is descending at a 12° angle of depression. If the current altitude of the plane is 1,000 feet, find t

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A plane is descending at a 12°
 angle of depression. If the current altitude of the plane is 1,000 feet, find the distance the plane still needs to fly to reach the ground. Round the answer to the nearest foot.(1 point)
 feet

GPT-5 mini · Answer

Let d be the distance along the flight path. With a 12° angle of depression, sin(12°) = opposite/hypotenuse = 1000/d. So

d = 1000 / sin(12°) ≈ 1000 / 0.20791169 ≈ 4809.73 ft.

Rounded to the nearest foot: 4810 feet.

A plane is descending at a 12°
angle of depression. If the current altitude of the plane is 1,000 feet, find the distance the plane still needs to fly to reach the ground. Round the answer to the nearest foot.(1 point)
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A plane is descending at a 12° angle of depression. If the current altitude of the plane is 1,000 feet, find the distance the plane still needs to fly to reach the ground. Round the answer to the nearest foot.(1 point) feet

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A plane is descending at a 12°
angle of depression. If the current altitude of the plane is 1,000 feet, find the distance the plane still needs to fly to reach the ground. Round the answer to the nearest foot.(1 point)
feet