Question

A kite is flying 99 ft off the ground, and it's strong is pulled taut. The angle of elevation of the kite is 55°. Find the length of the string. Around your answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

120.9 ft

Explanation:

You can use:

`sinx = opp/hyp`

the hypotenuse is the length of the string, and you ahve the angle (55 degrees) and you have the side opposite of the angle, so:

`sin55 = 99 ft/hyp\\hyp = 99ft/sin55\\hyp = 120.9`