What type of diagram should be drawn when applying Newton's second law?

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Homework Statement
A child is flying a large kite of mass 4.3 kg on a windy day. At the moment shown the tension from the string on the kite has a magnitude of 8.8 N and makes an angle of θ = 34.3o from the vertical, and the acceleration of the kite has a magnitude of ak = 7.43 m/s2 and makes an angle of ϕ=39.3o from the vertical as shown in the figure below. The only forces felt by the kite are its own weight, the tension from the string, and a force from the wind.
Relevant Equations
F=ma
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Honestly I have no idea how to solve this. Can anyone help?
 
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