How much string is out if a kite is 100 feet above the ground and the string makes an angle of 65° with the ground? Draw a diagram and find the length of the string.

46.6 ft.

90.6 ft.

110.3 ft.

Question

How much string is out if a kite is 100 feet above the ground and the string makes an angle of 65° with the ground? Draw a diagram and find the length of the string.



46.6 ft.

90.6 ft.

110.3 ft.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

you want to find the hypotenuse of the triangle  which is teh string. 
we know the length opposite of a known angle, using SOH CAH TOA
which is a mneumonic device for sin(x) = opposite edge / hypotenuse 
cos(x) = adjacent / hypt and tan(x) = opp/adjacent