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22 September, 11:50

When an airplane leaves the runway, its angle of climb is 18 degrees and its speed is 275 feet per second. Find the plane's altitude after 1 minute.

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  1. 22 September, 12:12
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    Distance after 1 minute = speed * time = 275 * 60 = 16,500 feet

    Let the altitude of the plane be y, then

    sin 18 = y/16500

    y = 16500 sin 18 = 5,098.78 feet
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