A drone operator is on a road running north and south, and using a drone...

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A drone operator is on a road running north and south, and using a drone to observe a herd of elk 3000 yards east and 1100 yards north of the operator's position. If the drone flies so that the distance from the herd is equal to the distance to the road, describe the path of the drone, then determine how far will it be from the drone operator when it crosses an east-west line through the operator's position. The path of the drone has the shape of aa)ellipseb)parabolac)hyperbolad)pointe)straight lineWhen the drone crosses the east-west line through the operator's position, it will be ____________yards from the operator (enter your answer rounded to the nearest whole number; if there is more than one answer, enter both, separated by commas)

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