Question

A kite rises at an angle of 11° with the ground. Find the distance the kite has flown (hint: the length of the string) when it has covered a horizontal distance of 100 feet. Round your answer to the nearest foot.

Answer 1

98 feet 102 feet
514 feet 524 feet

Answer 2

@Luis_Rivera

Answer 3

@tomo

Answer 4

Using trig we have

\[\cos(11)=\frac{ 100 }{ x }\]

so

\[x = \frac{ 100 }{ \cos(11) }\]

\[x \approx 102\]