A man is lying on the beach, flying a kite. He holds the end of the kite string at ground level and estimates the angle of elevation of the kite to be 70°. If the string is 350 ft long, how high is the kite above the ground? (Round your answer to the nearest foot.) |ft Need Help? Read It Watch It

A man is lying on the beach, flying a kite. He holds the end of the kite string at ground level and estimates the angle of elevation of the kite to be 70°. If the string is 350 ft long, how high is the kite above the ground? (Round your answer to the nearest foot.) |ft Need Help? Read It Watch It

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781337278461

Author:Ron Larson

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Chapter1: Trigonometry

Section1.3: Right Triangle Trigonometry

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