Solve the problem.
-An airplane is sighted at the same time by two ground observers who are 3 miles apart and both directly west of the airplane. They report the angles of elevation as $15 ^ { \circ }$ and $23 ^ { \circ }$. How high is the airplane? Round to the nearest hundredth of a mile.
A) $3.29 \mathrm { mi }$
B) $1.17 \mathrm { mi }$
C) $0.78 \mathrm { mi }$
D) $2.18 \mathrm { mi }$

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The Answer of Solve the problem.
-An airplane is sighted at the same time by two ground observers who are 3 miles apart and both directly west of the airplane. They report the angles of elevation as $15 ^ { \circ }$ and $23 ^ { \circ }$. How high is the airplane? Round to the nearest hundredth of a mile.
A) $3.29 \mathrm { mi }$
B) $1.17 \mathrm { mi }$
C) $0.78 \mathrm { mi }$
D) $2.18 \mathrm { mi }$

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