Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 2 - Differentiation - 2.6 Exercises - Page 156: 43

Answer

Altitude Gain = 84.98 km/h

Work Step by Step

Step 1: Information Airspeed is 275 km/h Airspeed (AS) is the hypotenuse The angle of ascent (AA) is 18 degrees To get altitude gain (AG), $AG=sin(AA)\times AS$ Step 2: Substitute values $AG = sin(18)\times275$ $AG = 84.98$
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