Un avión vuela a una altitud constante de 10,000 metros. Desde un punto en el suelo, un observador ve al avión con un ángulo de elevación de 30 grados. Calcula la distancia horizontal desde el observador hasta el avión.
Q. Un avión vuela a una altitud constante de 10,000 metros. Desde un punto en el suelo, un observador ve al avión con un ángulo de elevación de 30 grados. Calcula la distancia horizontal desde el observador hasta el avión.
Use Trigonometry: Use trigonometry to find the horizontal distance. The relationship between the angle of elevation, the altitude of the plane, and the horizontal distance is given by the tangent function.
Set up Equation: Set up the equation using the tangent of 30 degrees, which is equal to the opposite side (altitude) over the adjacent side (horizontal distance).tan(30∘)=horizontal_distancealtitude
Plug in Altitude: Plug in the altitude of the plane, which is 10,000 meters.\tan(30°) = \frac{10,000}{\text{horizontal_distance}}
Calculate Tangent: Calculate the tangent of 30 degrees. The exact value of tan(30°) is 1/3 or 3/3.tan(30°)=3/3
Substitute Value: Substitute the value of tan(30°) into the equation.3/3=10,000/horizontal_distance
Solve for Distance: Solve for the horizontal distance by multiplying both sides by horizontal_distance and then dividing both sides by 3/3.horizontal_distance=(3/3)10,000
Simplify Equation: Simplify the equation by multiplying the numerator and denominator by 3.horizontal_distance=3(10,000×3)
Calculate Distance: Calculate the horizontal distance. horizontal_distance=330,000
Simplify Square Root: Simplify the square root of 3 to its decimal form, which is approximately 1.732. horizontal_distance=1.73230,000
Perform Division: Perform the division to find the horizontal distance. horizontal_distance=17,320.50807568877 (This is the wrong calculation, the correct one should be 1.73230,000≈17,320.50807568877)
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