Ask a New Question

a kite with a string 150 feet long makes an angle 45 with the ground, assuming the string is straight ,how high is the kite?

2 answers

since a 45 degree right triangle has two equal sides, using pythagorean theorem,
150^2 = a^2 + a^2
2a^2 = 150^2
a = squareroot(150^2/2) = 75sqrt(2) feet = ~106.066 feet

sin45 = h/150
h = 150*sin45 =

Ask a New Question or answer this question.

Similar Questions

A boy lets out 150 feet of kite string. the string makes an angle of 64 degrees with the ground. his hands hold the reel 3 feet
1. 1 answer
Sarah holds the end of her kite string 5 feet off the ground. The kite string makes a 43 degree angle of elevation with the
1. 1 answer
A kite with a string 80 feet long makes an angle of elevation of 40 degrees with the ground, assuming the string is straight how
1. 2 answers
A boy lets out 150 feet of kite string. The string makes an angle of 64 degree with the ground. assuming the string is straight,
1. 1 answer

more similar questions