SOLUTION: An airplane is flying in still air with an airspeed of 400 miles per hour. The plane is climbing at an angle of 33°. Find the rate (in mi/hr) at which the plane is gaining altitud
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Question 1196409: An airplane is flying in still air with an airspeed of 400 miles per hour. The plane is climbing at an angle of 33°. Find the rate (in mi/hr) at which the plane is gaining altitude. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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400*sin(33°) miles per hour.
To get a numerical value, do the arithmetic.
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