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How do I find the horizontal distance?

A plane is at 9000 feet coming down at a 25 degree angle. What is the Horizontal distance?

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  • Philip
    Lv 6
    6 years ago
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    Here's something more comfortable to visualize. You're in a plane that is

    ascending at a 25 degree angle above the horizontal to a point that is

    9000 ft. higher. Then tan25 = 9000/d where d is the horizontal distance

    of the plane at the start of the climb and d = 9000cot25 [ft] = 19300.56 ft,

    approx = 19300 ft.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    x = 9000/tan25 = 19,301 ft

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