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GEOMETRY HELP PLEASE A kite is currently flying at an altitude of 19 meters above the ground. If the angle of elevation from the ground to the kite is 33 degrees, find the length of the kite string to the nearest meter

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

first draw a pic |dw:1372879631655:dw|

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

because 19 is the opposite side and x is the hypotenuse, this means sin(angle) = opp/hyp sin(33) = 19/x now solve for x

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