An aircraft is descending to land at an airport in the morning. The aircraft is landing to the east, so that pilot has the sun in his eyes. The aircraft has a speed v and is descending at an angle , and the sun is at an angle above the horizon. Find the speed with which the aircraft’s shadow moves over the ground.

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An aircraft is descending to land at an airport in the morning. The aircraft is landing to the east, so that pilot has the sun in his eyes. The aircraft has a speed v and is descending at an angle  , and the sun is at an angle   above the horizon. Find the speed with which the aircraft’s shadow moves over the ground.

anonymous · Answer

your question is missing the angles

campbell_st · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Actually, this is a very interesting question!

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anonymous · Answer

the angle are alpha and beta