Math

 

A kite is flying 82 ft. off the ground, and its string is pulled taut. The angle of elevation of the kite is 52°. Find the length of the string. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.     

 

     The string would be the hypotenuse of a right triangle.  sine = opposite / hypotenuse     

 

     sine(52)  =  82 / string       Use the trig tables or your calculator to find the sine of 52^o     

 

     0.7880  =  82 / string     

 

     string  =  82 / 0.7880     

 

     string  =  104.06  to nearest tenth is  104.1 ft     

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