3. A sailor is looking at a kite. If he is looking at the kite at an angle of elevation of 36° and the distance from the boat to the point where the kite is directly overhead is 40 feet, how high is the kite?

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A sailor is looking at a kite. If he is looking at the kite at an angle of elevation of 36° and the
distance from the boat to the point where the kite is directly overhead is 40 feet, how high is
the kite?
3.
Transcribed Image Text:A sailor is looking at a kite. If he is looking at the kite at an angle of elevation of 36° and the distance from the boat to the point where the kite is directly overhead is 40 feet, how high is the kite? 3.
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