A kite is flown with a thread of length 200 meter. The thread is fully stretched and makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal, find the height of the kite above the ground.
| Question | A kite is flown with a thread of length 200 meter. The thread is fully stretched and makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal, find the height of the kite above the ground. | |
| Type | multiple_choice | |
| Option | 173 m | correct |
| Option | 100 m | incorrect |
| Option | 346 m | incorrect |
| Option | 141 m | incorrect |
Let height of the kite above the ground be AC = h.
Length of thread, BC = 200 m
= 100 * √l3
= 100 * 1.73 = 173 m ( Option A)