Question:
A kit is flying at a height of 75 metres from the ground level, attached to a string inclined at 60 to the horizontal. Find the length of the string to the nearest metre.
Solution:
Let AC be the string of length h m and C be the point, makes an angle of 60° and the kite is flying at the height of 75 m from the ground level.
In a triangle, given that height of kite is AB = 75 m and angle C = 60°
Now we have to find the length of string.
So we use trigonometric ratios.
In a triangle,
$\Rightarrow \quad \sin C=\frac{A B}{A C}$
$\Rightarrow \quad \sin 60^{\circ}=\frac{75}{h}$
$\Rightarrow \quad \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=\frac{75}{h}$
$\Rightarrow \quad h=\frac{150}{\sqrt{3}}$
Therefore h = 86.6
Hence length of string is meters.