document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=279675>Question 279675</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am extremely confused about a problem I'm working on.  I can't seem to get the right answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A kite flier wondered how high her kite was flying.  She used a protractor to measure an angle of 45 degrees from level ground to the kite string.  If she used a full 105 yard spool of string, how high, in feet, was the kite?  Round the answer to 3 decimal places. (Disregard the string sag and the height of the string reel above the ground.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know the correct answer is 222.739 ft, but I don't know how that's possible.  Every time I try to solve it I get 24.789ft.  Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You will need to apply trig --<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a diagram of the problem, it will help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You will see that it forms a right triangle with the string as the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let h = height<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since Sin = opposite/hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sin 45 = h/105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 105(sin 45)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 74.2462 yards<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since there are 3 feet per yard:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 74.2462*3 = 222.739 feet<BR>\n" );
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