Question

Before taking off in the Millennium Falcon, R2-D2 determines the ship must cleara mountain with an elevation of 4,532 feet that is 7.253 feet away from theground. At what angle must the Millennium Falcon ascend in order to miss themountain?And show your work and explain how you arrive at this answer

Answer 1

we have that

tan(theta)=4,532/7,253 -----> by opposite side divided by the adjacent side in a right triangle

using a calculator

theta=tan^-1(4,532/7,253)

theta=32,00 degrees