Finn W.

asked • 03/10/24

I'm stuck on this Related Rates problem. Please help and answer with explanation.

An airplane is flying in still air with an airspeed of 350 miles per hour. The plane is climbing at an angle of 29°. Find the rate (in mi/hr) at which the plane is gaining altitude. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

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Finn W.

why wouldn't sin(29) turn into cos(29) after taking the derivative?
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03/11/24

Valentin K.

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Because the angle and the sine of it are constants, they do not depend on time, so when you take a derivative with respect to time, you treat them as multiplicative constants.
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03/11/24

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