the angle of elevation of an aircraft flying 300m abovethe sea is 18degree when observed fromthe shore of and.

June 10th, 2009 | by Andy |
sexymama asked:


the angle of elevation of an aircraft flying 300m above the sea is 18degree when observed from the shore of an island. how far must the plane fly at the same height before it is over the island.

Sharon

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  1. 5 Responses to “the angle of elevation of an aircraft flying 300m abovethe sea is 18degree when observed fromthe shore of and.”

  2. By alexander on Jun 13, 2009 | Reply

    shouldnt this question be in the math category.
    any ways i am going to guess 92 metres

  3. By John B on Jun 16, 2009 | Reply

    Now there’s something that knowing would do you absolutely no good at all. Glad I paid attention to learning things that mattered. Jeez.

  4. By FreeFlyinFool on Jun 18, 2009 | Reply

    Flying away from the island.
    Flying away from the correct answer is flying away from the correct answer is because the correct answer is flying away from the island.
    Flying away from the plane is flying away from the island.

  5. By Mark on Jun 25, 2009 | Reply

    .300km/(tan 18ยบ)

  6. By Bit Pilsman on Jun 25, 2009 | Reply

    Which direction is it traveling? This is a simple right triangle problem.

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