Rapunzel is flying a kite with a string that is 78 feet long at the beach. If Felicia is standing directly below the kite and is 18 feet away from Rapunzel, what angle does the string make with the sand? (Please use the exact ratio to calculate the angle and round your answer to the nearest tenth.) The kite string is at a degree angle with the sand.
Rapunzel is flying a kite with a string that is 78 feet long at the beach. If Felicia is standing directly below the kite and is 18 feet away from Rapunzel, what angle does the string make with the sand? (Please use the exact ratio to calculate the angle and round your answer to the nearest tenth.) The kite string is at a degree angle with the sand.
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![Rapunzel is flying a kite with a string that is 78 feet long at the beach. If Felicia is standing directly below the kite and is 18
feet away from Rapunzel, what angle does the string make with the sand?
(Please use the exact ratio to calculate the angle and round your answer to the nearest tenth.)
The kite string is at a
degree angle with the sand.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F85620878-320d-461f-8d7c-cc3586c6a719%2F74d27b31-d44c-4ce7-bdae-77764af0c870%2F1lqlkme_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Rapunzel is flying a kite with a string that is 78 feet long at the beach. If Felicia is standing directly below the kite and is 18
feet away from Rapunzel, what angle does the string make with the sand?
(Please use the exact ratio to calculate the angle and round your answer to the nearest tenth.)
The kite string is at a
degree angle with the sand.
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