SOLUTION: A balloon on the end of a string is being blown by the wind. If the balloon is 31.75 metres above the ground and the string makes an angle of 19 degrees with the ground, find the l
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Question 1145135: A balloon on the end of a string is being blown by the wind. If the balloon is 31.75 metres above the ground and the string makes an angle of 19 degrees with the ground, find the length of the string correct to two decimal places. Draw a diagram too pelase;)
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A balloon on the end of a string is being blown by the wind. If the balloon is 31.75 metres above the ground and the string makes an angle of 19 degrees with the ground, find the length of the string correct to two decimal places. Draw a diagram too pelase;)
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sin(19) = h/L
L = h/sin(19)
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