An airplane rises vertically 1000 feet over a horizontal distance of 1 mile. What is the angle of elevation of the airplane's path? (hint: 1 mile = 5280 feet)

Answer 1

Draw a rt triangle and label the hor side 5280ft. Label the ver side 1000ft.

tanA = Y/X = 1000 / 5280 = 0.1894,
A = 10.7 Deg.

Answer 2

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