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A plane takes off on a runway that is horizontally 915 ft from a building, 121 ft high. What is the minimum angle of elevation of its take off to assure of going over the building if it flies in a straight line?
9 years ago

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Steve
well, tanθ >= 121/915, so ...
9 years ago

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