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What will be the angle of elevation of a space shuttle 2 miles away rising at a rate of 2000 feet per second in 5 minutes after its launch?
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∙ 13y ago
In 5 minutes time it will have travelled 2000*5*60 feet which is 600,000 feet
There are 5280 feet in a mile and so 600,000/5280 = 113.636363 miles
Angle of elevation = opposite/adjacent = 113.636363/2 = 56.818181
tan-1(56.818181) = 88.99169837 degrees
Therefore angle of elevation in 5 minutes time = 88o59'30.11'' or about 89 degrees.
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