Howard is flying a kite and wants to find its angle of elevation. The string on the kite is 32 meters long and the kite is level with the top of a building that he knows is 28 meters high.

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Howard is flying a kite and wants to find its angle of elevation. The string on the kite is 32 meters long and the kite is level with the top of a building that he knows is 28 meters high.
To the nearest tenth of a degree, find the angle of elevation. Show your work.

Reiny · Answer

According to my sketch, sinØ = 28/32 Ø = ... I assume you have a calculator