document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1112563>Question 1112563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pam sees a hot-air balloon at an altitude of 520m with an angle of elevation of 42°24'. Four minutes later, it has drifted in a straight line towards Pam, at the same altitude, so that it then has an angle of elevation of 67°10'.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) How far had it drifted?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)At what speed was the hot-air balloon travelling? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) How far had it drifted?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a right triangle.  The tangent of the angle = y/x = height/distance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the 2 distances, subract.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)At what speed was the hot-air balloon travelling? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find meters/minute, divide the meters by the minutes.<BR>\n" );
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