SOLUTION: A kite is flying at the end of a 300-foot string. It is 120 feet above the ground. About how far away horizontally is the person holding the string from the kite?
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Question 76317: A kite is flying at the end of a 300-foot string. It is 120 feet above the ground. About how far away horizontally is the person holding the string from the kite?
Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
120^2+x^2=300^2
14,400+x^2=90,000
x^2=90,000-14,400
x^2=75,600
x=274.95 ft. from the person holding the string.
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