Answer:
3x + 12 + x = 180
4x +12 = 180
4x = 168
x = 42
(I'm guessing you're in a different timezone than I am because it's already 3:35 here)
Answer:
10.8 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
This situation forms a right triangle, where the length of the kite string is the hypotenuse, the distance from where it is held is the long leg, and the height is the short leg.
Use the pythagorean theorem to solve for c, the length of the kite string.
a² + b² = c²
6² + 9² = c²
36 + 81 = c²
117 = c²
10.8 = c
So, the length of the kite string is 10.8 meters
Y=1/2x-2
Since y is 2 less than half of x, you subtract to from 1/2x to equal y.
Subtract y
3x - y + 5 = 0
