A plane is coming down for a landing. The angle from the horizontal is 25degrees. The plane is 367m from its landing point along the ground. How high is the plane?
2007-07-08 08:32:04 · 4 answers · asked by Physics 101 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
tan(25) = opposite/adjascent
tan(25) = height/367
height = 367tan25
h = 171.14
Height of the plane from ground = 171.14 mts
2007-07-08 08:35:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
365 * tg (25 degrees)
2007-07-08 15:38:19 · answer #2 · answered by oregfiu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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The angle ABC = 25
tan(25) = AC/AB
so,
AC = height
AC = AB * tan(25)
= 171.13
2007-07-08 15:42:18 · answer #3 · answered by buoisang 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(367/cos(25))*sin(25)
171 m
2007-07-08 15:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by mechnginear 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋