Valentin K. answered 03/10/24
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Draw a right triangle. The airplane is flying along the hypotenuse L. The vertical side of the triangle is h. The given angle is with respect to the horizontal and is opposite h.
sin(29°) = h/L
h = L sin(29°)
Taking the derivative with respect to time:
dh/dt = (dL/dt) * sin(29°)
dL/dt is the given airspeed. Plug in and calculate the answer dh/dt.

Valentin K.
03/11/24
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