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16. [-/6 Points] DETAILS LARPCALCLIM4 6.1.505.XP. MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER A pilot has just started on the glide path for landing at an airport

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16. [-/6 Points] DETAILS LARPCALCLIM4 6.1.505.XP. MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER A pilot has just started on the glide path for landing at an airport with a runway of length 10000 feet. The angles of depression from the plane to the ends of the runway are 17.40 and 18.70. (Draw a diagram to help you solve this problem. Round your answers to one decimal place.) (a) Find the air distance the plane must travel until touching down on the near end of the runway. mi (b) Find the ground distance the plane must travel until touching down. mi (c) Find the altitude of the plane when the pilot begins the descent. mi

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