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    Find the angle of elevation, to the nearest degree, of the sun if a 54 foot...

    All of these use either sin, cos or tan functions to solve the problem. For the first one: tan(13) = 10000/x. 0.230868 = 10000/x x = 43314.8. So the plane will have to travel 43314.8 feet horizontally to be directly over the runway. For the rest of them, just remember: sin = opposite /...
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