SOLUTION: The straight string of a kite makes a angle of elevation form the ground of 60 degrees. The length of the string is 400 feet. What is the the best approximation of the height if th
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Question 85001: The straight string of a kite makes a angle of elevation form the ground of 60 degrees. The length of the string is 400 feet. What is the the best approximation of the height if the kite?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The straight string of a kite makes a angle of elevation form the ground of 60 degrees. The length of the string is 400 feet. What is the the best approximation of the height if the kite?
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Draw the picture. Rt. triangle with hypotenuse = 400
and ground angle = 60 degrees.
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EQUATION.
Let height be "x".
sin(60) = x/400
x=400sin(60)
x= 400[(sqrt3)/2]
x = 400*0.866025
height = 346.41 ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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