Solve the Problem. -A Kite Is Currently Flying at an Altitude of 14

question 258

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A kite is currently flying at an altitude of 14 meters above the ground. If the angle of elevation from the ground to the kite is 34°, find the length of the kite string to the nearest meter.

• A) 21 meters
• B) 8 meters
• C) 17 meters
• D) 25 meters

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Definitions:

Element

A substance consisting of atoms which all have the same number of protons, fundamentally the simplest substances that cannot be broken down using chemical methods.

Isotope

Variants of a particular chemical element that differ in neutron number, and consequently in nucleon number, but have the same number of protons.

Protons

Positively charged particles located in the nucleus of an atom, contributing to the atom's mass and charge.

Isotope

Atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons, leading to different atomic masses.