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Can any guide me to the right answer? It’s not 48 or 48.5

Can any guide me to the right answer? It’s not 48 or 48.5-example-1
User Baloan
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59.8

h = height of girl

cos 39 = adjacent (h) /hypotenuse (77 in)

h = 77 cos 39

h = 59.8 in

You used sin instead of cosine, notice that the angle is placed on the top corner, meaning her height is the length adjacent to the angle, not opposite.

User Pawel Pabich
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