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the angle of depression from a balloon on a 75-foot string to a person on the ground is 36degrees. how high is the balloon

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gufeliz1965

We use trigonometry to find the height of the balloon.

sine = opposite over hypotenuse

Let h = height of balloon

sin(36°) = h/75

sin(36°)(75) = h

44.0838939219 = h

We round off to the nearest tenths.

The height of the balloon is 44.1 feet.

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