SOLUTION: Suppose you are standing 200 feel away from a tree and you see a kite hovering above that tree. The angle of elevation from you to the kite is 36 degrees (angle). To the nearest fo

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Question 134102: Suppose you are standing 200 feel away from a tree and you see a kite hovering above that tree. The angle of elevation from you to the kite is 36 degrees (angle). To the nearest foot, what is the height of the kite?
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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You are 200 feet away. The angel of elevation is 36 degrees
What is the definition of tangent?
Tangent = opposite/adjacent
Tangent(36) = opposite/200
0.726+%2A+200+=+opposite
145.3 = opposite
To the nearest foot, the kite is 145 feet off the ground
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-----200----(36 degrees angle)