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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...

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The last option which is 77.27 meters

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We are given with the length of the kite string of 80 meters and an angle of 75 degrees of the string with the ground. In this situation, the kite string is the hypotheneuse of the triangle and 75 degrees is the angle of elevation. The height of the kite from the ground is 80 sin 75  or 77.27 meters. 
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