Air traffic controllers continuously monitor the angles of elevation θ and to an airplane from an airport

Air traffic controllers continuously monitor the angles of elevation θ and ˆ… to an airplane from an airport control tower and from an observation post 2 miles away (see figure). Write an equation giving the distance d between the plane and the observation post in terms of θ and ˆ….

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Airport control Observation tower post -2 mi Not drawn to scale