document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=192726>Question 192726</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A kite is 100 feet above the ground. How many feet of string (to the nearest foot) are used if the angle of elevation is 35*? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #144649 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=144649\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The  angle  of  elevation  is  the  angle  between  horizontal  ground  and  the  string\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a  right triangle  is  formed, the  distance  along  ground  is  one  leg,  the  other  leg  is  the  height  of  the  kite,  and  the  hypotenuse  is  the  string  length.  The  angle  of  elevation  is  opposite  the  height.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the  trig  function  is  opposite / hypotenuse  or  sin.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin35 = 100 /  hyp\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hyp = 100/sin35 =174.3446=174  ft   </SPAN>\n" );
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