SOLUTION: An airplane climbs at takeoff with slope m=4/9. How far in the horizontal direction will the airplane fly to reach an altitude of 20,000 ft above the takeoff point?
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Question 637149: An airplane climbs at takeoff with slope m=4/9. How far in the horizontal direction will the airplane fly to reach an altitude of 20,000 ft above the takeoff point? Answer by opeodu(24) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Tan§=m=altitude/horizontal 4/9=20000/x x=45000ft. The plane travelled an horizontal distance of 45000ft
