Linda is flying two kites. She has 104 feet of string out to one kite and 110 feet out to the other kite. The angle formed by the two strings is 26° as shown in the figure below. Find the distance between the kites. 104 ft 110 ft 26°

Linda is flying two kites. She has 104 feet of string out to one kite and 110 feet out to the other kite. The angle formed by the two strings is 26° as shown in the figure below. Find the distance between the kites. 104 ft 110 ft 26°

Trigonometry (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134217437

Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

Publisher:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

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

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104 ft
26
Carry your intermediate computations to at least four decimal places.
Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
0 feet
X
S

Linda is flying two kites. She has 104 feet of string out to one kite and 110 feet out to the other kite. The angle formed by the two strings is 26° as shown in
the figure below. Find the distance between the kites.
104 ft
110 ft
26°
6
A

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