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A kite flying 20 ft. above the ground is attached to ta string 80ft. long. The string is being held by a person on the ground. Find the angle between the string and the ground.
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A kite flying 20 ft. above the ground is attached to ta string 80ft. long. The string is being held by a person on the ground. Find the angle between the string and the ground.

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Making it as a right angled triangle

perpendicular(p)= 20 ft
hypotenuse(h) = 80 ft

p/h= 20/80
=1/4

arcsin(1/4)= 14.5 degree.




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