SOLUTION: You were sitting in a field when you saw an airplane that was 6 miles away from you and is 3 miles from the ground. a. Illustrate the situation provided. b. What is the angle

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Question 1188376: You were sitting in a field when you saw an airplane that was 6 miles away from you and is 3 miles from the ground.
a. Illustrate the situation provided.
b. What is the angle of elevation from the ground where you are sitting to the airplane?
Answer by ikleyn(52798) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have a right angled triangle, whose hypotenuse is twice the opposite leg.



ANSWER.  The angle of elevation is 30 degrees.

Solved.