Questions LLC
Login
or
Sign Up
Ask a New Question
Mathematics
Geometry
Distance and Altitude Calculation
you look up at a plane that is flying a distance of exactly 10 miles from your position. the plane is flying at an altitude of exactly 8 miles above the land and drops a package of supplies. what is the distance from your position to the supplies?
1 answer
sure looks like a 3-4-5 right triangle to me
You can
ask a new question
or
answer this question
.
Related Questions
Two aircraft are flying toward each other , both are flying at a spped of 450 mph. With a distance of 45 miles between them, how
Two planes leave an airport flying at the same rate.If the first plane flies 1.5 hours longer than the second plane and travels
an airplane flying at 550 miles per hour has a bearing of N 52(DEGREES)E. After flying 1.5 hours, how far north and how far east
Two aeroplanes fly eastwards on parallel courses 12 miles apart. One flies at 240 m.p.h. and the other at 300 m.p.h. How fast is
An airplane flying west at 300 miles per hour goes over the control tower at noon, and a second airplane at the same altitude,
A plane is flying west at 500 ft/sec at an altitude of 4000 ft. The plane is tracked by a searchlight on the ground. If the
Flying with the wind, a plane traveled 570 miles in 3 hours. Flying against the wind, the plane traveled the same distance in 5
plane leave jammu at 5 am and reached patna at 7.20 am flying at a speed of 600 km/h what will distance coveredby plane
Flying with the wind, a plane traveled 390 miles in 3 hours. Flying against the wind, the plane traveled the same distance in 5
An airplane flying at 550 miles per hour has a bearing of 53°. After flying for 2.5 hours, how far north and how far east will
