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You are holding a kite string in your hand. The angle of elevation from your hand to the kite is 44º and the distance to the kite is 250 feet.

Your hand is 5 feet above the ground. How high is the kite? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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User Tubbe
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243.6 because sin 53= x /300 so, 300 times sin 53 =239.59065 and then add 4
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