Laura has let out 60 m of her kite string, which makes an angle of 68º with the ground. What is the height of the kite?

55.6m

Step-by-step explanation:

The set up will form a right angled triangle. The distance that Laura let out her kite string will be the hypotenuse of the triangle, the angle that the kite makes with the ground will be the angle of elevation, facing the height of the kite.

The height of the kite H, will be the opposite side of the triangle since it is facing the angle directly. based on the trig identity SOH;

sintheta = opposite/hyp

sin68° = H/60

H = 60sin68°

H = 55.6m

The height of the kite is 55.6m