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An airplane is towing a glider to altitude. The tow rope is 20° below the horizontal and has a tension force of 300 lb exerted on it by the airplane. Find the horizontal drag of the glider and the amount of lift that the rope is providing to the glider. Sin 20° = 0.342; cos 20 °= 0.940. correct answers Drag: Cos 20° = D/T (Rearrange) D = Cos 20° X Tension D = 0.940 X 300lbs D = 282lbs Lift: Sin 20° = L/T (Rearrange) Lift = Sin 20° X Tension Lift = 0.342 X 300 lbs Lift = 102.6 lbs A jet airplane is climbing at a constant airspeed in no‐wind conditions. The plane is directly over a point on the ground that is 4 statute miles from the takeoff point and the altimeter reads 15,840 ft. Find the tangent of the plane's climb angle and the distance that it has flown through the air. correct answers Find the tangent of the plane's climb angle: Convert Altitude Into Miles: 15,840 ft / 5280ft = 3sm Tan = Height / Distance Tan = 3sm / 4sm Tan = 0.75 Find the Distance that it has flown through the air: Da = √ Distance² + Height² Da = √ 4sm² + 3sm² Da = √ 4 x 4 + 3 x 3 Da = √ 25sm