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A student lets out 30 meter of string on a kite from a hand height of 1 meter. The angle between horizontal hand height and the kite is 25º. Find the height of the kite above the ground, to the nearest meter.

 Jan 12, 2024

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30 m is the hypotenuse of a right triangle

sin = opposite leg / hypotenuse 

sin 25 = height / 30 

30 sin 25 = 12. 67 m    but you have to add the one meter hand height for a total  = ~ 14 m 

 Jan 12, 2024
edited by ElectricPavlov  Jan 12, 2024
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Best Answer

30 m is the hypotenuse of a right triangle

sin = opposite leg / hypotenuse 

sin 25 = height / 30 

30 sin 25 = 12. 67 m    but you have to add the one meter hand height for a total  = ~ 14 m 

ElectricPavlov Jan 12, 2024
edited by ElectricPavlov  Jan 12, 2024

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