Richard is flying a kite. The kite string makes an angle of 57 degress with the ground. If Richard is standing 100 feet from the point on the ground direcly below the kite, find the length of the kite string..

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Richard is flying  a kite. The kite string makes an angle of 57 degress with the ground. If Richard is standing 100 feet from the point on the ground direcly below the kite, find the length of the kite string..

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Henry · Answer

Draw a rt triangle and label the hor side 100ft. The hyp is the string. hyp. = 100 / cos57 = 183.6ft.