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.

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Cookandy · Answer 1 · 2018-09-24T05:29:33+0000

The angle is 65°, the opposite side is 100 feet.
The string is the hypotenuse.
sine (65) = 100 / hypotenuse
hypotenuse = 100 / sine 65
hypotenuse = 100 / 0.90631
hypotenuse (length of the string) = 110.338 feet

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