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Ryan enjoys flying a kite on the beach.Which is closest to the length of the string?

Ryan enjoys flying a kite on the beach.Which is closest to the length of the string-example-1
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Answer:

184ft

Step-by-step explanation:

To be able to determine the length of the string, we have to find the length of the hypotenuse side of the triangle.

Let the length of the hypotenuse be x.

To find x, we have to take the cosine of angle 57;


\begin{gathered} \cos 57=(100)/(x) \\ x\cos 57=100 \\ x=(100)/(\cos 57) \\ x=184ft \end{gathered}

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