Question

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 meters. 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

Answer 1

Answer:

5√(7)m  or 13.23m its D

Step-by-step explanation:

use pythagorean theorem

a²+b²=c²

c=20

b=15

a²+225=400

a²=175

√(175) = 5√(7) = 13.23