A kite is flying with a thread 80 m long. If the thread is assumed stretched straight and makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal, find the height of the kite above the ground.
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A kite is flying with a thread 80 m long. If the thread is assumed stretched straight and makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal, find the height of the kite above the ground.

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Let AC be the length of string = 80 m and height of kite above ground be AB (h). Angle of elevation = 60° In triangle ABC, Hence, height of the kite above the ground is 69.28 m.

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A kite is flying with a thread 80 m long. If the thread is assumed stretched straight and makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal, find the height of the kite above the ground.

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