SOLUTION: A kite on a 250 foot string makes a 58� angle with the ground. What is the height of the kite above the ground to the nearest foot?

Question 153789: A kite on a 250 foot string makes a 58� angle with the ground. What is the height of the kite above the ground to the nearest foot?
Answer by orca(409) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From the kite, draw a line perpendicular to the ground.
In the right triangle,
The length of the hypotenuse is 250.
The angle between the hypotenuse and one leg of the right triangle is 58�.
So the length of the other leg is:
250*sin58�=212
Thus the height is 212 ft.

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