Question

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

98.13 ft.
98.13 ft.

32.18 ft.
32.18 ft.

25.48 ft.
25.48 ft.

22.66 ft.

Answer 1

Draw a right triangle with the horizontal distance 50 ft as the adjacent side and the kite's height as the opposite side. Use tangent:

height = 50 * tan(27°) ≈ 50 * 0.5095 ≈ 25.48 ft.

Answer: 25.48 ft.