Question

An airplane flying at an altitude of 37,000 feet is still A horizontal distance of 100 miles (100 miles = 5280 ft) from the airport. What angle of depression does the airplane need to use to reach the runway?

Answer 1

Given :

An airplane flying at an altitude of 37,000 feet is still A horizontal distance of 100 miles (100 miles = 5280 ft) from the airport.

To Find :

What angle of depression does the airplane need to use to reach the runway?

Solution :

Let, angle of depression is $\theta$ .

So,

$tan\ \theta = \dfrac{ Altitude \ in \ which \ plane \ is \ flying}{Horizontal \ Distance}\\\\tan \ \theta = \dfrac{37000}{5280}\\\\tan \ \theta = 7.00\\\\\theta = tan^{-1} 7\\\\\theta = 81.87^o$

Hence, this is the required solution.