Question

Kendra is flying a kite 35 feet in the air. The angle of depression from the kite to where Kendra holds the string is 32 degrees. If Kendra holds the string 3 feet off the ground, what is the distance from her hands to the kite? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Height of the kite from the hand
=35-3 = 32 ft
Distance of the kite from hand
= x feet

using the formula

sin(32) =32/x

x = 32/sin(32) =60.3865572736188208=60.4 .............Ans(c)