document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872288>Question 872288</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy flying a kite lets out 300 feet of string which makes an angle of 38 degrees with the ground. Assuming that the string is straight, how high above the ground is the kite? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base angle = 38 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse = 300 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find height:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(38) = height/300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = 300*sin(38) = 184.7 ft<BR>\n" );
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