SOLUTION: An angle of 30 degrees of elevation is made with the string of a flying kite and Pablo's hand which is approximately 1 m above the ground. If he uses 30 m of string to fly his kite

Question 972128: An angle of 30 degrees of elevation is made with the string of a flying kite and Pablo's hand which is approximately 1 m above the ground. If he uses 30 m of string to fly his kite, how high above the ground is the kite?
A. 31√3m
B.16m
C.15m
D.62m
E.32m
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a 30-60-90 triangle, with height off the ground being 1 meter plus the height of the kite.
The string represents the hypotenuse, and the opposite angle is half the hypotenuse, or half 30 meters.
The kite is 15 meters above his hand or 16 meters off the ground
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