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  • 23-01-2020
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A kite has a string that is 400 feet long, if the kite makes a 42 degree angle with the ground, whats the horizontal distance between the kite and its flyer?

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Answer:

297.26 feet to the nearest hundredth.

Step-by-step explanation:

We use the cosine ratio here because we know the hypotenuse and need the adjacent side.

cos 42 = adj / hyp

= x / 400

x = 400 cos 42

x = 297.26 feet.

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