Question 1206087



if you sketch it, you have right angle triangle where the length of the string is hypotenuse, the height is the opposite leg to the given angle of elevation

let angle be {{{alpha=40}}}°

{{{hyp=80}}}

{{{sin(40)=h/80}}}

{{{h=80*sin(40)}}}

{{{h=51.4}}}


answer: the kite is approximately {{{51.4}}} meters above the ground