A boy is flying two kites at the same time. He has 450 ft of line out to one kite and 390 ft to the other. He estimates the angle between the two lines to be 34 degrees. Approximate the distance between the kites.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that:

First Kite Distance

Second Kite Distance

Angle

Generally the equation for Distance X between the kites is mathematically given by

Using Cosine Rule

Therefore

answer: what are the answer choices?

step-by-step explanation:

let x and 400 - x be the two numbers.  

==> 0.80x + 0.85(400 - x) = 400 - 68 from the statement of the problem.  

< ==> 0.80x + 0.85(400 - x) = 400 - 68  

==> 340 - 0.05x = 332  

< ==> -0.05x = -8 ==> x = 160, the first number ==> 400 - x = 240, the second number.