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A kite is flying at a height of 30 m above the ground. The string attached to the kite is temporarily tied to a point on the ground. The inclination of the string with the ground is 30. Find the length of the string(in meters), assuming that there is no slack in the string.


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60 m

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40 m

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30 m

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203 m

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Solution

The correct option is A

60 m


The given situation can be represented by the figure below

In the given right-angled triangle,
sin30=ABACAC=ABsin30=3012=60m
Therefore length of the string is 60 m.

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