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A kite is flying above the ground at the end of a 100 feet of string. If the angle of elevation of the kite is 65°, how high above the ground is the kite flying?

 Jan 19, 2020
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Draw a picture....     hypotenuse = 100 ft

angle = 65 degrees

 

sin 65 = opp/hyp = height/100

100 sin 65   = height                 

 Jan 19, 2020

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