In order to safely land, the angle that a plane approaches the runway should be no more than 15°. A plane is approaching Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport at an altitude of 500 m and a horizontal distance (as seen on a map) of 3 km from the start of the runway. At what angle to the runway is the plane actually approaching? Express your answer as a decimal, rounded to the nearest tenth of a degree

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In order to safely land, the angle that a plane approaches the runway should be no more than 15°. A plane is approaching Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport at an altitude of 500 m and a horizontal distance (as seen on a map) of 3 km from the start of the runway. At what angle to the runway is the plane actually approaching?  Express your answer as a decimal, rounded to the nearest tenth of a degree.

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