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1. A hang glider travels in a straight line from the launch point on the edge of a cliff to the landing spot in the middle of a field. An observer measured the landing angle to be 27º with the ground. If the descent takes 24 minutes at a speed of 4,680 feet per hour, answer the following questions.

1). To the nearest foot, how high off the ground is the launch point?

2). How far from the base of the cliff is the landing spot? Round to the nearest foot. Assume the base of the cliff is directly below the launch point

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1) (1872 ft)*sin(27°) ≈ 850 ft

2) (1872 ft)*cos(27°) ≈ 1668 ft
1. A hang glider travels in a straight line from the launch point on the edge of a-example-1
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