document.write( "Question 1076199: A plane passes directly over your head at an altitude of 500 feet. Two seconds later you observe that the angle of elevation to the plane is 42 degree. How far did the plane travel during those 2 seconds? How fast is the plane traveling in miles per hour?
\n" ); document.write( "Can someone help me with this? I am trying to use the tangent, but not sure.
\n" ); document.write( "Thank you. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #690853 by MathTherapy(10556) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A plane passes directly over your head at an altitude of 500 feet. Two seconds later you observe that the angle of elevation to the plane is 42 degree. How far did the plane travel during those 2 seconds? How fast is the plane traveling in miles per hour?
\n" ); document.write( "Can someone help me with this? I am trying to use the tangent, but not sure.
\n" ); document.write( "Thank you.
\n" ); document.write( "

You're using the correct trig ratio to find the distance traveled in 2 seconds.
\n" );
document.write( "The distance traveled in 2 seconds is: 
\n" );
document.write( "Converting this speed (555.31 feet in 2 seconds), we get plane's speed as:  \n" );
document.write( "

\n" );