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Trigonometry: Ladder and Ramp Problems by LiciaMc is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Here are the steps to solve this problem: 1) Draw a diagram showing the airplane, ground, and angle of elevation. Label the altitude of 6000 m. 2) Use the definition of tangent to set up the equation: tan θ = opposite/adjacent tangent of the angle of elevation = opposite side (altitude) / adjacent side (distance flown) 3) Plug in the values and solve for the distance flown: tan θ = 6000 m / d d = 6000 m / tan θ 4) Given: Angle of elevation = 15° tan 15° = 0.2618 5) Plug tan 15° into the equ

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