geometry. PLEASE HELP

Question

Quinn is flying a kite. The angle of elevation formed by the kite string and the ground is 40°, and the kite string forms a straight segment that is 100 feet long.

Explain how to find the distance between the ground and the kite. Include a description of the triangle you drew to help you solve, including the variables and measurements you assigned to each side and angle. Round your answer to the nearest foot.

Answer 1

We can construct a right triangle that has one of the angles as 40 degrees and the hypothenuse is 100. Letting h be the distance from the ground to the kite we have sin(40) = opposite/hypotenuse = h/100. Thus h = 100sin(40) = 64 feet.

I know I didn't draw a picture but let me know if you'd like more details!