A kite string is 35m long. The angle the string makes with the ground is 50o . How far from the person holding the string is a person directly under the kite?

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Mohamed Ali · Answer 1 · 2022-06-25T18:08:16+0000

Answer:

22.50m

Explanation:

With the ground, the horizontal ground distance is the adjacent side, so by SOHCAHTOA, the ratio used is cosine, i.e.

Ground distance

= hypotenuse * cos(50°)

= 35 cos(50°)

= 35*0.64279

= 22.50m