Question

A boy who is flying a kite lets out 300 feet of string which makes an angle of 60o with the ground. Assuming that the string is stretched taut, find, to the nearest foot, how high the kite is above ground.

Answer 1

Answer :

See the attachment for better understanding.

Given : Length of string (AC) = 300ft

To Find : Height of the kite from ground (AB)

$:\implies\sf\:sin60^{\circ}=\dfrac{AB}{AC}$

$:\implies\sf\:\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=\dfrac{H}{300}$

$:\implies\sf\:H=\dfrac{300\sqrt{3}}{2}$

$:\implies\sf\:H=150\sqrt{3}$

$:\implies\:\boxed{\bf{\red{H\approx 260\:feet}}}$

Hope it helps !