Homework Help: Math

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 13, 2010 at 4:24pm.

Ruth is flying a kite. Her hand is 3 feet above ground level and is holding the end of a 375 foot long kite string, which makes an angle of 64° with the horizontal. How high is the kite above the ground? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)

Math - Reiny, Monday, December 13, 2010 at 5:12pm
height/375 = sin 64°
height = 375 sin 64°
= ...

find the above, then add 3 feet for the "above ground".

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