a kite flying 20 ft above the ground is attached to a string 80 feet long what is the measurement

a kite flying 20 ft above the ground is attached to a string 80 feet long. The string is being held by a person on the ground. Find the angle between the string and the ground what is the measurement that you foundis
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If yu assume the string is strate & ignore fakt sumwon hold end av string

bout 4 ft abuv ground...

Yu hav rite triangel with hite=20 & long side=80

so sine(angel)=20/80=0.25

take invers sine & yu get 14.4775 deg

more akkurut tu sae hite=20-4=16

then get invers sine av (16/80)...11.537 deg
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