Rapunzel is looking at a plane flying in the sky. She is looking up at an angle of elevation of 36∘. The horizontal distance from Rapunzel to the plane is 11,600 feet. How high above the ground is the plane?Note: Figure may not be drawn to scale.Provide an answer accurate to the nearest tenth.Tabelrequired
Q. Rapunzel is looking at a plane flying in the sky. She is looking up at an angle of elevation of 36∘. The horizontal distance from Rapunzel to the plane is 11,600 feet. How high above the ground is the plane?Note: Figure may not be drawn to scale.Provide an answer accurate to the nearest tenth.Tabelrequired
Use Tangent Function: Use the tangent function because we have the angle of elevation and the horizontal distance to find the height.tan(36°)=11,600 feetheight
Calculate Height: Calculate the height by multiplying both sides by 11,600 feet.height=11,600 feet×tan(36°)
Find Tan Value: Use a calculator to find tan(36°).tan(36°)≈0.7265
Plug in Value: Now plug the value into the height equation.height ≈11,600 feet ∗0.7265
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to find the height.height ≈8,427.4 feet
Round to Nearest Tenth: Round the height to the nearest tenth.height ≈8,427.4 feet (rounded to the nearest tenth)
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