Sheila is flying a kite with 250 feet of her string let out. The angle the kite line makes with a line parallel to the ground is 45°. Sheila is 5 feet tall to her eye level.

What is the altitude of the kite?

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.



130 ft

177 ft

182 ft

222 ft

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the answer would be 182..i already answerd but i need the 40 points

The answer is 182 ft
because↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
h = 5 + 250 · sin 45°
h = 5 + 250 · √2 / 2
h = 5 + 250 · 0.7071 = 5 + 176.77 = 181.77 = 182 ft
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