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A kite is flying 99 ft off the ground, and it's strong is pulled taut. The angle of elevation of the kite is 55°. Find the length of the string. Around your answer to the nearest tenth

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rorycampbell0721

Answer:

120.9 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

You can use:

[tex]sinx = opp/hyp[/tex]

the hypotenuse is the length of the string, and you ahve the angle (55 degrees) and you have the side opposite of the angle, so:

[tex]sin55 = 99 ft/hyp\\hyp = 99ft/sin55\\hyp = 120.9[/tex]

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