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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 60. Find the length of the string, assuming that there is no slack in the string.


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203 m

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30 m

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303 m

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60 m

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Solution

The correct option is A

203 m


The situation can be represented by the figure below:

In the given right-angled triangle:
sin(ACB)=ABAC
sin60=ABAC
AC=ABsin60=3032=603=203
Length of the string is 203 m.


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