At a kite festival in Ahmedabad, Nisha holds the end of the string 1.5 m above the ground. The string is taut, 50 m long, and makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. Find the exact height of the kite above the GROUND (in m).

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26.5. Rise above her hand: sin 30 = x/50 => x = 25 m. Her hand is 1.5 m above the ground, so the kite is 25 + 1.5 = 26.5 m above the ground. Stopping at 25 m forgets the height of the hand, and 25 √3 m (from cos 30) is the horizontal distance.

At a kite festival in Ahmedabad, Nisha holds the end of the string 1.5 m above the ground.
The string is taut, 50 m long, and makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal.
Find the exact height of the kite above the GROUND (in m).

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At a kite festival in Ahmedabad, Nisha holds the end of the string 1.5 m above the ground.The string is taut, 50 m long, and makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal.Find the exact height of the kite above the GROUND (in m).

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More Class 10 Heights and Distances practice

At a kite festival in Ahmedabad, Nisha holds the end of the string 1.5 m above the ground.
The string is taut, 50 m long, and makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal.
Find the exact height of the kite above the GROUND (in m).