Problema Solution
Denver is 1021is miles from Houston. A pilot flies directly from
Houston to . When the pilot is 320 miles from Houston,
the control tower indicates the plane is 5 degrees off course relative
to the start in Houston. How far is the plane from ?
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Denver to Houston
x- axis: 320 miles
find hypotenuse:
cos(5) = 320/hypotenuse
hypotenuse = 320/(cos(5)) = 321.22 miles
the plane is 321.22 miles away from houston