SOLUTION: An airplane is on a flight path that passes directly over an observer. If the distance d from the observer to the plane is 2 miles and the altitude is 1 mile. Determine the angle

Question 973159: An airplane is on a flight path that passes directly over an observer. If the distance d from the observer to the plane is 2 miles and the altitude is 1 mile. Determine the angle of elevation from the observer to the plane.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 for altitude, d for hypotenuse, x for measure of angle of elevation in degrees,
d=2

, common trig function values
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