document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1105292>Question 1105292</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pilot needs a approach the runway at a constant angle of 3°. a pilot landing at Edmonton International Airport  beings the final approach 30 380 ft from the end of the runway. At what altitude should the plane be when beginning the final approach? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "30380 ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The altitude is found by tangent 3 degrees=altitude/adjacent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan 3=a/30380<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=30380*tan 3=1592.15 feet above the runway. </SPAN>\n" );
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