SOLUTION: A kite is 100 feet above the ground. How many feet of string (to the nearest foot) are used if the angle of elevation is 35*?
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Question 192726: A kite is 100 feet above the ground. How many feet of string (to the nearest foot) are used if the angle of elevation is 35*?
Answer by RAY100(1637) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The angle of elevation is the angle between horizontal ground and the string
a right triangle is formed, the distance along ground is one leg, the other leg is the height of the kite, and the hypotenuse is the string length. The angle of elevation is opposite the height.
the trig function is opposite / hypotenuse or sin.
sin35 = 100 / hyp
hyp = 100/sin35 =174.3446=174 ft
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