A phane takes off at an angle of elevation of 15 ° and travels in a straight line for 3,000 meters. What is the height of plane

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Nady [450]

2 years ago

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A phane takes off at an angle of elevation of 15 ° and travels in a straight line for 3,000 meters. What is the height of plane

above the ground at this instant ?

Mathematics

1 answer:

denpristay [2] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-13T06:45:51+03:00

denpristay [2]2 years ago

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Using SOHCAHTOA we have:
sin15 = height / 3000
height = 3000 sin 15 height = 776.46m

So, the height of the plane above the ground at this instant is 776.46m