A PLANE FLIES HORIZONTALLY AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5 KM AND PASSES... - Related Rates Triangle Problem

[@JakesMathLessons]

0:00 A plane flies horizontally at an altitude of 5 km
0:54 Draw a sketch
4:44 Come up with your equation
10:43 Implicit Differentiation
14:03 Solve For the Desired Rate of Change

[@willhollon9326]

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[@JakesMathLessons]

Thanks dear, Stay tuned.

[@johnnolen8338]

Since dx/dt is what you're trying to find wouldn't it be better to isolate x on the LHS before taking the derivative?

[@josephshaff5194]

Thanks alot Jake! My books' sol mnl used cot ... now I see it.

[@JakesMathLessons]

Joseph Shaff you’re welcome, glad I could help!

[@Snoglobe92]

Surely your calculations must be wrong as you've not taken the earths curvature into account.

[@linneaerman4280]

bruh we're in calc 1 not NASA.. calm down