Solve the problem.An airplane is sighted at the same time by two ground observers who are 2 miles apart and both directly west of the airplane. They report the angles of elevation as 14° and  How high is the airplane?

A. 1.3 mi
B. 0.75 mi
C. 0.48 mi
D. 2.02 mi


Answer: A

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A.  i
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