Long description

A right triangle is superimposed over the diagram. The horizontal leg goes across the field, and the vertical leg is 1,850 feet to the blimp. The hypotenuse is length d. Opposite the horizontal leg is an angle of 31.5 degrees, and the angle of depression is 58.5 degrees between the horizontal from the blimp and the hypotenuse.

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