document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=694555>Question 694555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> San us flying a kite she has let out the string to length 210 metres , the string makes an angle of 48 degrees with the horizontal . The string taut and Sam's hand is 1.45 metres above the ground.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) What is the vertical distance between Sam;s hand and the kite?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) How high is the kite above the ground?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help me I really don't understand? Thanks in advance:) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with hypotenuse = 210 and angle opposite<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the height = 48 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) What is the vertical distance between Sam;s hand and the kite?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the vertical distance be \"h\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(48) = h/210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 210*sin(48) = 156.06 metres<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) How high is the kite above the ground? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 156.06+1.45 = 157.51 metres<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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