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Algebra.Com's Answer #559154 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A kite is on a 150 metre string that a boy holds 1metre above the ground. The horizontal distance of the kite from the boy is 80metres. How high is the kite above the ground? \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "A = angle of the string with the ground \n" ); document.write( "cos(A) = 80/150 \n" ); document.write( "side opposite A = 150*sin(A) \n" ); document.write( "height = 150*sin(A) + 1\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |