SOLUTION: A kite with a string 80 feet long makes an angle of elevation of 40° with the ground, assuming the string is straight, how high is the kite? Round your answer to the nearest foot.
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Question 859966: A kite with a string 80 feet long makes an angle of elevation of 40° with the ground, assuming the string is straight, how high is the kite? Round your answer to the nearest foot.
Note: Write only the number answer. Do not label as feet.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A kite with a string 80 feet long makes an angle of elevation of 40° with the ground, assuming the string is straight, how high is the kite? Round your answer to the nearest foot.
Note: Write only the number answer. Do not label as feet.
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle with base angle = 40 degrees
and hypotenuse = 80 ft.
Equation:
sin(40) = height/80
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height = 80*sin(40) = 59.61
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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