HELP ME PLEASE!!! A Kite flying in the air has a 12 feet line attached to it. It's line is pulled and cast an 11 feet shadow. Fi

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3 years ago

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nd the height of the kite. If necessary round your answer to the nearest 10th

1 answer:

ZanzabumX [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-07T17:06:15+03:00

Step-by-step explanation:

By Pythagoras' theorem,

12^2 = 11^2 + height^2

height = ±√12^2 - 11^2 (rej -ve value since height > 0)

height = 16.279 (5sf) = 16.3 (nearest tenth place)

Topic: Pythagoras theorem

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