Question

quinn is flying a kite. the angle of the elevation formed by the kite string and the ground is 46 and the kite string forms a straight segment that is 80 feet long. Explain bow to find the distance between the ground and the kite. include a description of the triangle you drew to help solve, including the variables and measurementsyou assigned to each side and angle.Round your answer to the nearest foot

Answer 1

To solve this problem we will use the following diagram as a reference:

To determine x ( the distance between the ground and the kite), we use the trigonometric function sine:

$sin46^{\circ}=\frac{x}{80ft}.$

Solving the above equation for x, we get:

$x=sin46^{\circ}*80ft.$

Finally, we get:

$x\approx58ft.$

Answer:

$58ft.$