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  • 11-05-2018
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a boy flies a kite with a 100 foot long string. the angle of elevation of the string is 48 degrees. how high is the kite from the ground?

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  • 20-05-2018
we know that
in a right triangle
sin ∅=opposite side angle ∅/hypotenuse
opposite side angle ∅=hypotenuse*sin ∅

in this problem
angle ∅=48°
hypotenuse=100 ft
opposite side angle ∅=?----> height of the kite from the ground

opposite side angle ∅=100*sin 48°------> 74.31 ft

the answer is
74.31 ft
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