Kyra is standing 50 feet from the kite she is flying. The string of the kite forms an angle of 27° with the ground. How high in the air is the kite? (1 point)
To solve this problem, we can use trigonometry. The height of the kite can be found by using the sine function.
The sine function is defined as the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the hypotenuse.
In this case, the height of the kite is the side opposite the angle of 27° and the hypotenuse is the length of the string of the kite.
Using the sine function, we can write:
sin(27°) = height of the kite / 50 feet
To solve for the height of the kite, we can rearrange the equation:
height of the kite = 50 feet * sin(27°)
Calculating this expression, we find that the height of the kite is approximately 23.34 feet.
Therefore, the kite is approximately 23.34 feet high in the air.