Question

A kite is flying 300 feet above the person flying it. The angle of depression to the person holding the kite is

75°. Which length is closest to the length of the string flying the kite?
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Answer 1

the answer i got was 1159.1

Explanation:

cos75 = 300/x

0.25881905 = 300/x

multiply everything by x

0.25881905x = 300

Divide everything by 0.25881905

x = 1159.1

is that close to any of your answers?