SOLUTION: A plane takes off at an angle of 16 degree 50 height. How high will it have risen after it has flown a slant distance of 2500 meters?

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Question 1073103: A plane takes off at an angle of 16 degree 50 height. How high will it have risen after it has flown a slant distance of 2500 meters?
Answer by MaxWong(38) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use sine.
Let h meters be the height risen
sin(16) = h/2500
h = 2500 sin(16)
which is about 689.1.
Therefore the height risen is 689.1 meters