A person is flying a kite on a windy day.Two observers, standing 30 ft apart, are viewing the kite at angles 62° and 78°,respectively, as in the picture below.Find the height of the kite, rounded to the nearest tenth of a ft.6278°E 30 ft

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A person is flying a kite on a windy day. Two observers, standing 30 ft apart, are viewing the kite respectively, as in the picture below. Find the height of the kite, rounded to the nearest tenth of

Trigonometry (11th Edition)

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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions

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Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.

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Ratios

A ratio is a comparison between two numbers of the same kind. It represents how many times one number contains another. It also represents how small or large one number is compared to the other.

Trigonometric Ratios

Trigonometric ratios give values of trigonometric functions. It always deals with triangles that have one angle measuring 90 degrees. These triangles are right-angled. We take the ratio of sides of these triangles.

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A person is flying a kite on a windy day.
Two observers, standing 30 ft apart, are viewing the kite at angles 62° and 78°,
respectively, as in the picture below.
Find the height of the kite, rounded to the nearest tenth of a ft.
62
78°
E 30 ft

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