An airplane is flying at an elevation of 5150 ft, directly above a straight highway. two motorists are driving cars on the highway on opposite sides of the plane, and the angle of depression to one car is 35 ̊ and to the other is 52 ̊. how far apart are the cars?

11378.58 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Draw  a figure like the one attached, where A is the position of the airplane and B and C are the positions of the cars.

2. The distance between the cars is the length BC, then, you need to calculate the measure of BD and DC to add them and obtain BC.