Question

An airplane rises vertically 1500 feet over a horizontaldistance of 1 mile. What is the angle of elevation of theairplane's path? 1 mile = 5280 ft. Round measure of angle to the nearest degree.

Answer 1

Answer:

The angle of elevation is about 16 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that the airplane rises vertically 1500 feet over a horizontal distance of 1 mile (5280 ft)

The angle of elevation is x, which is calculated as follows:

`\begin{gathered} \tan x=(1500)/(5280)=(25)/(88) \\ \\ x=\tan^(-1)((25)/(88))\approx16^o \end{gathered}`