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Question 466236: a kite is flying at an angle of elevation of about 40 degrees. all 80m of string have been let out. ignoring the sag in the string, find the height of the kite to the nearest 10m. Answer by Love math(28) (Show Source):
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cos 40= h/80
h=80cos40
h= 61.283555545 round = 61m
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