Question

Kyle is pulled back on a swing so that the rope forms an angle of 30° with the vertical. The distance from the top of the swing set directly to the ground is 12 feet. Find Kyle’s height off the ground, x, when he is in the pulled-back position. Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

This would be 12 - 12*cos(30) = 12 - 6$\sqrt{3}$ =  1.608 ft off the ground.