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12 November, 01:36

If the kite is 500 feet of string how high is it above the ground if the horizontal distance between Tyler and the kite is 300 feet

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  1. 12 November, 01:38
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    Pythagorean Theorem:

    500^2 = 300^2 + x^2

    250,000 = 90,000 + x^2

    160,000 = x^2

    x = + / - 400 use the positive root

    height is 400ft
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