SOLUTION: you are flying a kite while standing 60 ft from a fence. if the kite string makes 40 degree angle with the ground how much string with the feet is left out when the kite is above t

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Question 762064: you are flying a kite while standing 60 ft from a fence. if the kite string makes 40 degree angle with the ground how much string with the feet is left out when the kite is above the fence?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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you are flying a kite while standing 60 ft from a fence. if the kite string makes 40 degree angle with the ground how much string with the feet is left out when the kite is above the fence?
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle with base = 60,
base angle = 40 degrees.
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Find the length of the hypotenuse.
cos(40) = 60/hypotenuse
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hypotenuse = 60/cos(40) = 78.32 ft of string
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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