SOLUTION: a boy flying a kite lets out 400ft of string,whichs makes an angle of 56 with the ground. assumeing that the string is stretched taut,find to the nearest foot how high the kite is

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Question 102421: a boy flying a kite lets out 400ft of string,whichs makes an angle of 56 with the ground. assumeing that the string is stretched taut,find to the nearest foot how high the kite is above the griund
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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This simply a sine problem. Note that the sine+=+opposite+%2F+hypotenuse. We know that the hypotenuse = 400 ft. We know the angle is 56 degrees, so we have to find the sine of 56 degrees, which equals 0.829037573.
Substituting in the formula, we have 0.829037573+=+x+%2F400. So, x+=%0D%0A400+%2A+0.829037573+=+331.6, which means the kite is 331.6 ft above ground.