SOLUTION: An aeroplane takes off from the ground at an angle of 27 degrees and its average speed in the first 10 seconds is 200 km h-1. What is the altitude of the plane at the end of this t

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Question 1113076: An aeroplane takes off from the ground at an angle of 27 degrees and its average speed in the first 10 seconds is 200 km h-1. What is the altitude of the plane at the end of this time?
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An aeroplane takes off from the ground at an angle of 27 degrees and its average speed in the first 10 seconds is 200 km h-1.
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Find the distance the plane travels in 10 sec at 200km/hr, in meters
%28200%2A1000%2A10%29%2F%283600%29 = 555.56 meters
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What is the altitude of the plane at the end of this time?
We can use the sine of 27 degrees,
altitude (a), is the side opposite
hypotenuse = 555.56 meters
sin(27) = a%2F555.56
a = 252.22 meters