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Sam is flying a kite. The length of the kite string is 80 meters, and it makes an angle of 75° with the ground. The height of the kite from the ground is meters.

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Let the height of the kite be x


sin (75) = x/80

x = 80sin (75)

x = 77.27 m (nearest hundredth)


Answer: 77.27 m

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