There are many ropes keeping a hot air balloon from floating away before a balloon race. One of these ropes is fixed to the ground at a 45° angle. Another is fixed to the ground at a 30° angle.

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falco276 · Answer

If the hot air balloon is 21 feet off the ground, what is the distance between the ground directly underneath the balloon and the second rope rounded to the nearest hundredth of a foot? Type the numeric answer only in the box below.

falco276 · Answer

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falco276 · Answer

@GCR92

anonymous · Answer

ok let me see

falco276 · Answer

I think I know.
The vertical angle measurement is equal to the horizontal measurement of the right angle.

falco276 · Answer

21 feet by 21 feet.
I just have to find out the measurement to rope 2

anonymous · Answer

they are asking you the distance between rope 2 and underneath the balloon right?

falco276 · Answer

yes, exactly.

anonymous · Answer

just to make sure i understood well, i remind you i'm not english!! hehehe

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

lemme get a paper so i can explain better

falco276 · Answer

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