An airplane ascended into the sky to a steady altitude of 35000 feet. The same plane descended to a steady altitude of 32000 feet. How many feet did the airplane descend

3000 feets

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that :

Initial Ascent to steady altitude = 35,000 feets

Descent to steady altitude = 32,000 feets

Number of feets the plane descend :

(Initial ascent to steady altitude - descent to steady altitude)

(35000 - 32000) feets = 3,000 feets

geometry: triangles

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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