A kite rises at an angle of 11° with the ground. Find the distance the kite has flown (hint: the length of the string) when it has covered a horizontal distance of 100 feet. Round your answer to the nearest foot.

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anonymous · Answer

98 feet		102 feet
	514 feet		524 feet

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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Using trig we have 

$$\cos(11)=\frac{ 100 }{ x }$$

so 

$$x = \frac{ 100 }{ \cos(11) }$$

$$x \approx 102$$