A man is lying on the beach, flying a kite. He holds the end of the kite string at ground level and estimates the angle of eleva

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tion of the kite to be 55°. If the string is 195 m long, how high is the kite above the ground? (Round your answer to the nearest meter.)

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Ulleksa [173] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-03T22:16:24+03:00

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This question uses trig

sin(55) = height/195

Therefore, height = 195sin(55) meters (just plug in calculator)