document.write( "Question 1105684: Sara is flying a kite at the park.The angle of elevation from Serato kite in the Sky is 53 and the length Of the string 32 feet, If Sarah is 5 feet tall, how far 0ff the ground is the kite? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #720556 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Sara is flying a kite at the park.The angle of elevation from Serato kite in the Sky is 53 and the length Of the string 32 feet, If Sarah is 5 feet tall, how far 0ff the ground is the kite? \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Sketch the situation. \n" ); document.write( "Ground is a line at zero elevation. \n" ); document.write( "String is held at 5 ft elevation at an angle of 53 degrees \n" ); document.write( "You have a right triangle with base at 5 ft above the ground. \n" ); document.write( "Hypotenuse is 32 ft. \n" ); document.write( "Find the height of the triangle:: \n" ); document.write( "height = 32*sin(53) = 25.56 ft \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Ans: height above the ground = 25.56 + 5 = 30.56 ft \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( " |