SOLUTION: The angle of elevation of a kite at the end of a 400 foot string is 28.5degrees. How high is the kite?
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Question 905386: The angle of elevation of a kite at the end of a 400 foot string is 28.5degrees. How high is the kite?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sin(28.5) = opp/hyp = h/400
400sin(28.5) = h, How high the kite is.
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