Question

A kite is flying at the end of a straight string that has a length of 250meters. The string makes an angle of 65degrees with the ground. How high above the ground is the kite?

Answer 1

right?

Answer 2

That's what I drew too... Then do I use cos65?

Answer 3

nope remember SOH CAH TOA?

Answer 4

sine =opp/hyp
cos =adj/hyp
tan= opp/adj

Answer 5

What do I use the? Sorry

Answer 6

sine

Answer 7

I thought that the side we were finding was the adjacent so I would use 250cos65=adjacent side

Answer 8

adj would be the base side, h would be the opposite

Answer 9

Thanks so much for your help!

Answer 10

np gl