Homework Help: Math

Posted by Austin on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 4:28pm.

A plane flying at an altitude of 10,000 feet begins descending when the end of the runway is 50,000 feet from a point on the ground directly below the plane. Find the measure of the angle of descent (depression) to the nearest degree.

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