Problema Solution
You are flying a kite with 20 feet of string extended. The angle of elevation from the spool of string to the kite is 41 degrees.
How far off the ground is the kite if you hold the spool 5 feet off the ground? DESCRIBE how the height where you hold the spool affects the height of the kite.
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Use sin to solve this problem.
sin(41)= y/20
20*sin(41)= y
13.12 feet = y
13.12 + 5 = 18.12 feet
The kite is 18.12 feet from the ground. (round to two decimal places)