document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=937597>Question 937597</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane takes off from a runway and climbs at at angle of elevation of 15 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. After the plane has traveled one mile (5280 feet) how far has the plane traveled horizontally? Round answer to nearest foot.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.After the plane has traveled one mile (5280 feet) how far has the plane traveled vertically? Round your answer to the nearest foot. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "third angle C:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 180 - 90 - 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use law of sines:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c/sinC = h/sinH<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = sinC*h/sinH<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = sin(75)*5280/sin(90)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 5100.0883628<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the airplane traveled 5100 feet horizontally<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use law of sines:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b/sinB = h/sinH<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = sinB*h/sinH<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = sin(15)*5280/sin(90)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 1366.56455814<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the airplane traveled 1367 feet vertically<BR>\n" );
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