Question

Andrew is flying a kite held by 175 meters of string that makes an angle of elevation with the ground of 40. Emma is standing directly under the kite. Approximately how far is Andrew from Emma?

Answer 1

`x=134.05m`

Explanation:

From the question we are told that:

Slant Height of Kite
`h_s=175`

Angle
`\theta=40 \textdegree`

Since Emma,The Kite and Andrew forms a right angle triangle

Generally the equation for distance between Andrew from Emma is mathematically given by

`x=h_scos\theta`

`x=175cos40`

`x=134.05m`