a plane is flying at an altitude of x with the distance at 800 meters with an angle of 70 degress. what equation would you use to solve.

tan70= x/800
tan70= 800/x
sin70= x/800

Is x the distance to the plane as measured along the ground, or from the observer to the plane?

It makes a difference

To solve this problem, we can use trigonometry and the given angle and distance.

Since we are given the angle of 70 degrees, we can use the tangent function to find the value of x (the altitude). The tangent of an angle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side (in this case, the altitude x) to the length of the adjacent side (in this case, the distance 800 meters).

The equation we can use to solve for the altitude x is:

tan(70) = x/800

By cross-multiplying, we get:

tan(70) * 800 = x

Therefore, the equation to solve for the altitude x is:

x = tan(70) * 800