Solved: Aircraft Glide Path A small aircraft starts its descent from an altitude of 1
Chapter 4, Problem 75(choose chapter or problem)
Aircraft Glide Path A small aircraft starts its descent from an altitude of 1 mile, 4 miles west of the runway (see figure). (a) Find the cubic on the interval that describes a smooth glide path for the landing. (b) The function in part (a) models the glide path of the plane. When would the plane be descending at the most rapid rate?
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