Question
When I went kite flying the other day, I let out an entire roll of string (400 feet). If when the string pulled tight formed a 40 degree angle with the ground, about how high was the kite?
Answers
MathMate
Draw a diagram and hence deduce that
Height=400 sin(40°)
Height=400 sin(40°)
steve joabs
40% of an obtuse decathlon