document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1052744>Question 1052744</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> after leaving the runway, a plane's angle of ascent is 18 degrees and its speed is 278 feet per second. How many minutes will it take for the airplane to climb to a height of 13,000 feet? round answer to two decimal places.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw this out as right triangle where<BR>\n" );
document.write( " distance traveled by the plane is the hypotenuse,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " the side opposite 18 degrees is the height above the ground (13,000 ft)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let t = time in seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "278t = distance traveled by the plane (hypotenuse) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the sine of 18 degrees (side opposite/hypotenuse) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(18) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13000%2F278t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13000%2F278t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".309 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13000%2F278t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13000%2F278t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ".309(278t) = 13000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85.9t = 13000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13000%2F85.9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13000%2F85.9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 151.33 seconds or 151.33/60 = 2.52 minutes   </SPAN>\n" );
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