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

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A plane is descending at a 12°
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.

GPT-5 mini · Answer

Let d be the distance along the flight path to the ground. In the right triangle, sin(12°) = opposite/hypotenuse = 1000/d, so

d = 1000 / sin(12°) ≈ 1000 / 0.2079117 ≈ 4809.6 ft.

Rounded to the nearest foot: 4810 ft.

A plane is descending at a 12°
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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.

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A plane is descending at a 12° 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.

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A plane is descending at a 12°
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.