2. Matt is flying a kite and measures the angle of his string to the ground as 30 degrees. Samantha is also flying a kite using a string which is 150 feet long. Her kite is at an altitude of 75 feet. Are the two triangles formed by Matt's and Samantha's kite strings to the ground similar? Show your work. B

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Matt is flying a kite and measures the angle of his string to the ground as 30 degrees. Samantha is also flying
a kite using a string which is 150 feet long. Her kite is at an altitude of 75 feet. Are the two triangles formed
by Matt's and Samantha's kite strings to the ground similar? Show your work.
B
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Transcribed Image Text:2. Matt is flying a kite and measures the angle of his string to the ground as 30 degrees. Samantha is also flying a kite using a string which is 150 feet long. Her kite is at an altitude of 75 feet. Are the two triangles formed by Matt's and Samantha's kite strings to the ground similar? Show your work. B A
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