SOLUTION: A kite is 100 feet above the ground. How many feet of string is being used if the angle of elevation is 35 degrees? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Show the equat

Question 1138039: A kite is 100 feet above the ground. How many feet of string is being used if the angle of elevation is 35 degrees? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
Show the equation used.
Answer by ikleyn(53937) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

You have a right angled triangle.


Its vertical leg is  H = 100 feet long (given; the height).


Its hypotenuse  L  is under the question.


The elevation angle is  35°  (given).


sin(35°) = .


Hence,  L =  = .


Now use your calculator to determine  sin(35°)  and to get the numerical answer.

RELATED QUESTIONS
A kite is 100 feet above the ground. How many feet of string is being used if the angle... (answered by VFBundy)

A kite is 100 feet above the ground. How many feet of string is being used if the angle... (answered by ikleyn)

A kite is 100 feet above the ground. How many feet of string (to the nearest foot) are... (answered by RAY100)

A kite with a string 100 feet long makes an angle of elevation of 50� with the ground,... (answered by MathLover1)

You are flying a kite with 50 feet of string extended. Due to the wind, the angle of... (answered by Edwin McCravy)

the angle between the string attached to a flying kite and the ground is 70 degrees how... (answered by Cromlix)

The straight string of a kite makes a angle of elevation form the ground of 60 degrees.... (answered by stanbon)

A boy lets out 150 feet of kite string. the string makes an angle of 64 degrees with the... (answered by josgarithmetic)

You are holding a kite string in your hand. The angle of elevation from your hand to the... (answered by josgarithmetic)