Question

You fly a kite using a 7-meter string. The angle of elevation from your hands to the kite is 54°. Your hands are 1.5 meters above the ground. How far above the ground, in meters, is the kite? Round to the nearest hundredth of a meter.​

Answer 1

7.16 (in meters)

Explanation:

Notice the drawing.
The total height from the ground is given by h+1.5

To find h you need to use the right triangle, since you need the opposite side,

`h=7sin(54)`

so total height is

`H=1.5+7sin(54)`

be carefull your calculator is set to DEGREES

the answer is:

H = 7.16m rounded to nearest hundredth