document.write( "Question 1177585: An airplane traveling at 900 kph is descending at an angle of depression of 10°. How many kilometers
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\n" ); document.write( "d=900(5/60)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "An airplane traveling at 900 kph
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\n" ); document.write( "will the plane descend (vertically) in 5 minutes?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "speed = 900 kph
\n" ); document.write( "time = 5 minutes = 1/12 hours\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d= 900 * 1/12\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d =75 km\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cos 80 = AB/AC\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "AB = 75 * cos 80\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "AB = 75 * 0.173
\n" ); document.write( "13 km drop
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