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the angle of depression from a balloon on a 75-foot string to a person on the ground is 36degrees. how high is the balloon

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  1. Today, 01:52
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    We use trigonometry to find the height of the balloon.

    sine = opposite over hypotenuse

    Let h = height of balloon

    sin (36°) = h/75

    sin (36°) (75) = h

    44.0838939219 = h

    We round off to the nearest tenths.

    The height of the balloon is 44.1 feet.
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