SOLUTION: 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?

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Question 280437: 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?
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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?
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Draw the picture.
You have a rt. triangle with hypotenuse = 40'
and angle at the ground of 60 degrees.
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height = 40sin(60)
h = 40(sqrt(3))/2
h = 20*sqrt(3)
h = 34.64.. ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.