Jack and Marcy are at an amusement park. Jack is standing 75 meters from a hot air balloon ride. He is recording Marcy with his cell phone as she gets into the basket of the balloon and the hot air balloon begins to rise.   The diagram below shows Marcy's height h at an angle of elevation 0   What is Marcy’s height, h, in meters for an angle of elevation, 0 = 65 ? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.   HInt: Set your scientific calculator in degree mode.

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Jack and Marcy are at an amusement park. Jack is standing 75 meters from a hot air balloon ride. He is recording Marcy with his cell phone as she gets into the basket of the balloon and the hot air balloon begins to rise.

 

The diagram below shows Marcy's height h at an angle of elevation 0

 

What is Marcy’s height, h, in meters for an angle of elevation, 0 = 65 ? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

 

HInt: Set your scientific calculator in degree mode.

 

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