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Martha is standing 90 feet away from a tree and is flying a kite, which gets caught in the top of a tree. She is holding the string so that it makes a 44° angle of elevation with the ground. Estimate the length of the string to the nearest whole foot.

 Mar 11, 2021
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The height is the opposite leg of the right traingle  angle 44  

    the 90 ft is the adjacent leg

 

tan 44 = opp / adj

tan 44 = height/90

90 tan 44 = height of the kite

 Mar 11, 2021

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