Homework Help: trig

Posted by luckybee on Friday, June 29, 2012 at 9:38am.

the horizontal speed of an airplane is 173 miles per hour. the magnitude of the planes velocity is 200 miles per hour. what angle is the plane climbing?

My answer is Cos-1 173/200. is this correct

trig - Reiny, Friday, June 29, 2012 at 10:24am
yes, you should get an angle of 30.1°

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