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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. (Hint: Draw it out!)(1 point)
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208 feet
208 feet

978 feet
978 feet

1122 feet
1122 feet

4810 feet

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Draw a right triangle where the 1,000 ft altitude is the side opposite the 12° angle. The distance along the descent (the hypotenuse) is

distance = 1000 / sin(12°) ≈ 1000 / 0.2079117 ≈ 4,810 ft.

Answer: 4,810 feet.