Estimate the altitude of the plane

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you hear the sonic boom of a high speed jet plane exactly 2.90 s after it passes directly overhead in level flight. at the time you hear the boom, you see the plane at an angel of 20 degrees above the horizon. assume that the speed of sound at the altitude of the plane is 325 m/s. what is the altitude of the plane?

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