Question

a kite is 50m vertically above the ground. the kite string makes an angle of 61 degrees with the ground. how long is the kite string to the nearest tenth of a meter

Answer 1

Make your sketch, you are given the y value , and you need the r value
of the standard x-y-r right angled triangle of trig

sin 61° = 50/y
y = 50/sin61 = .....