SOLUTION: An airplane flying at an altitude of 7k feet is 5 miles from the runway where the pilot plans to land. To the nearest degree what angle of depression should the plane assume

Question 991387: An airplane flying at an altitude of 7k feet is 5 miles from the runway where the pilot plans to land. To the nearest degree what angle of depression should the plane assume

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Make a right triangle where the hypotenuse is 5 miles and the height is 7000 ft.
The angle, , between the plane and the ground can be determined,

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