A boy flies a kite with a 100-foot-long string. The angle of elevation of the string is 48°. Find the vertical distance between the kite and the point at which the boy is holding the string.
The vertical distance will be given by: sinθ=opposite/hypotenuse where: θ=48° opposite=h hypotenuse=100 ft thus sin 48=h/100 hence h=100 sin48 h=74.315 ft
