Asked by gabby
a plane flying 33,000 ft is 130 miles from the airport when it begins to descend if the angle of descent is constant find this angle
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Reiny
33000 ft = 33000/5280 miles = 5.681818... miles
let the angle of descent be Ø
tanØ = 5.681818.../130 = .043706...
Ø = appr 2.5°
let the angle of descent be Ø
tanØ = 5.681818.../130 = .043706...
Ø = appr 2.5°
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