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28 January, 13:38

To approach a runway, a plane must begin a 7° descent starting from a height of 5 miles above the ground. To the nearest mile, how many miles from the runway is the airplane at the start of this approach?

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  1. 28 January, 17:05
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    Tan (7) = 5 / distance

    0.12278 = 5 / distance

    distance = 5 / 0.12278

    distance = 40.7232448281

    distance = 41 miles (rounded)
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