Question

Kyra is standing 50 feet from the kite she is flying. The string of the kite forms an angle of 27° with the ground. How high in the air is the kite? (1 point)
Responses

Answer 1

To find the height of the kite, we can use trigonometry. Let's call the height of the kite h.

We have a right triangle with the hypotenuse being the string of the kite (50 feet), and the angle opposite to the height (27°).

Using the sine function, we can write:

sin(27°) = h/50

To find h, we can rearrange the equation:

h = sin(27°) * 50

Using a calculator, we can find:

h ≈ 22.85 feet

Therefore, the height of the kite in the air is approximately 22.85 feet.