Aviation: An airplane goes down from 42,000 feet to 18,000 feet in 12 minutes. What is the rate of change of the altitude in feet per minute?

Change in altitude:

42,000 - 18,000 = 24,000 feet

Rate of change  = 24,000 feet / 12 minutes = 2,000 feet per minute

Because the plane was going down, the rate of change would be negative.

The rate would be -2,000 feet per minute.

we know that

applying the law of sines

°

so

∠j=18°

∠k=29°

∠l=180-(18+29)=133°

the answer part a) is

the measure of angle k is  ≈29°

part b)  the measure of angle k could also be

(180-29)=151°

so

∠j=18°

∠k=151°

∠l=180-(18+151)=11°

the answer part b) is

the measure of angle k could also be 151°

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