While flying a kite, 400 ft of string was let out. The string, when pulled tight, formed a 40° angle with the ground What was the approximate height of the kite?

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Binayaka C.
Jan 22, 2018

Approximate height of the kite was #257# feet.

Explanation:

In the right triangle formed by kite ground and string

hypotenuse #s=400, theta =40^0 #, let height of th kite from

ground is #h# then #sin theta= h/s or h= s*sin theta # or

#h= 400*sin 40 ~~ 257.12 # feet

Approximate height of the kite was #257# feet [Ans]

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