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Old 2nd April 2007 | 14:42
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aee190
 
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ranklein, I presume you already know the fundamentals of Pythagoras' theorem.

Hypotenuse = slant range from transmitter = 47nm.
Vertical distance = 30000' - 1500' = 28500' / 6080 = 4.69nm.
Therefore the horizontal distance = √(47² - 4.69²) = 46.77nm.

EET = 46.77 / 383 = 0.1221 hours = 7min 20 sec.
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