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When a kite is flying, the string makes an angle of 22° with the horizontal, and the string is 200m long. How high is the kite?

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Answer: Check the picture below.

Make sure your calculator is in Degree mode.

the question "how long is the kite?" is not quite clear, i suppose it was asking how far it was from the ground (b) or horizontally (a). I calculated both, I hope this helps

When a kite is flying, the string makes an angle of 22° with the horizontal, and the-example-1
When a kite is flying, the string makes an angle of 22° with the horizontal, and the-example-2