Question

Question 4 (1 point)

A kite is flown with 225 meters of string. The angle of elevation of the kite is 56 degrees. How high from the ground is the kite?
Round to the nearest tenth.
meters

Answer 1

The kite is 186.75 metres from the ground

Explanation:

The length of the string, hypotenuse = 225 m

Angle of elevation, θ = 56°

Sine of an angle is the ratio of the opposite side over the hypotenuese.

Sin θ =
`(Opposite side)/(hypotenuse)`

substitute the values in the formula,

Sin 56° =
`(h)/(225)`

h = 225 (Sin 56°)

= 225 (0.83)

= 186.75 metres

The kite is 186.75 metres from the ground