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A jet plane flying 6000 m above the ground passed directly above Ana. one minute later, Ana noticed that the plane's angle of elevation was 18 degrees 34 minutes. What was the horizontal distance covered by the plane?

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6000/x = tan 18°34'
just solve for x

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