SOLUTION: A model airplane is 60 feet in the air and 27 feet away from its controller. What is the angle from the controller to the plane?

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Question 1003655: A model airplane is 60 feet in the air and 27 feet away from its controller. What is the angle from the controller to the plane?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
angle = tan^(-1)(60/27) = 65.77 degrees
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