A boy is flying a kite. The length of the string is 20 meters and the horizontal distance between the boy and the kite is 15 met
ers. Assuming there is no slack in the string, find the height of the kite from the ground.
A. square root of 165
B. square root of 179
C. square root of 178
D. square root of 175
A. square root of 165
B. square root of 179
C. square root of 178
D. square root of 175
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The two points can be made into a right triangle with the two sides defined by two lines drawn from the two given points. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the hypotenuse, the distance between the two points. See attached graph.
6^2 + 2^2 = x^2
36 + 4 = x^2
x^2 = 40
x = 6.32
