Solve the Problem $11 ^ { \circ }$ And $24 ^ { \circ }$

question 130

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-An airplane is sighted at the same time by two ground observers who are 5 miles apart and both directly west of the airplane. They report the angles of elevation as $11 ^ { \circ }$ and $24 ^ { \circ }$ . How high is the airplane? Round to the nearest hundredth of a mile.

• A) \(0.95 \mathrm { mi }\)
• B) \(1.73 \mathrm { mi }\)
• C) \(3.68 \mathrm { mi }\)
• D) \(2.03 \mathrm { mi }\)

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