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3 February, 19:39

An airplane took off and flew at an angle of elevation 12° with the ground. What was the approximate altitude of the airplane, (high how is the plane directly from the ground), after it had flown 8,000 meters (hypotenuse) ?

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  1. 3 February, 20:05
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    1663 m approx.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    We have a right triangle in which we know the hypotenuse and need to find the opposite side, so we use the sine function:

    sin 12 = h / 8000

    h = 8000 sin 12

    = 1663 m approx.
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