Savannah is flying a kite, holding her hands a distance of 2.5 feet above the ground and letting all the kite's string play out. She measures the angle of elevation from her hand to the kite to be 32°. If the string from the kite to her hand is 75 feet long, how many feet is the kite above the ground? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot if necessary. Answer: feet Submit Answer attempt 1 out of 2

Savannah is flying a kite, holding her hands a distance of 2.5 feet above the ground and letting all the kite's string play out. She measures the angle of elevation from her hand to the kite to be 32°. If the string from the kite to her hand is 75 feet long, how many feet is the kite above the ground? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot if necessary. Answer: feet Submit Answer attempt 1 out of 2

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305652224

Author:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Publisher:Charles P. McKeague, Mark D. Turner

Chapter7: Triangles

Section7.1: The Law Of Sines

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