document.write( "Question 95770: a kite string is 300 feet long from the kite to the ground. the string makes a 50 degree angle with the ground. about how high off the ground is the kite?
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a kite string is 300 feet long from the kite to the ground. the string makes a 50 degree angle with the ground. about how high off the ground is the kite?
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document.write( "Now draw a perpendicular from the kite to the ground to\r\n" );
document.write( "represent the height h of the kite:\r\n" );
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document.write( "         =  \r\n" );
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document.write( "         = sin(50°)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 300\r\n" );
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document.write( "                  h = 300·sin(50°) \r\n" );
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document.write( "                  h = 229.8133329 feet \r\n" );
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document.write( "So the choice closest to that is 230 feet, choice (g)\r\n" );
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