Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - Summary Exercises on Applications of Trigonometry and Vectors - Exercises - Page 792: 6

Answer

$7204\ ft$

Work Step by Step

1. Use the given figure, assign a letter $C$ at the top (airplane), we can find the top angle as $C=57^\circ-52^\circ=5^\circ$ 2. Use the Law of Sines, we have $\frac{sinA}{a}=\frac{sinC}{c}\longrightarrow \frac{sin52^\circ}{a}=\frac{sin5^\circ}{950}$, thus $a=\frac{950sin52^\circ}{sin5^\circ}$ 3. The height of the airplane is given by $h=(\frac{950sin52^\circ}{sin5^\circ})\ sin57^\circ\approx7204\ ft$
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