document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1194050>Question 1194050</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Part a. A kite is tethered to a stake in the ground by a string 40ft. long, which makes an angle of 60 degrees with the ground. How high is the Kite?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Part b. If the kite fell vertically to the ground, how far away from the stake would the kite land? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The words describe a 30-60-90 right triangle with the kite string the hypotenuse, the height of the kite the long leg, and the distance from the stake to the place the kite would land if it fell the short leg.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the well-known relationships between the lengths of the sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The short leg is half the length of the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The long leg is square root of 3 times the short leg<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Easy calculations, which I leave to you.<br><BR>\n" );
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