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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Selma is flying a kite. She lets out 80 feet of string. Her brother moves to a point where he is standing directly under the kite. He measures this distance to be 30 feet. How high is the kite?
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triangle question
\n" ); document.write( "80=c
\n" ); document.write( "30=a
\n" ); document.write( "find b
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"30%5E2%2Bb%5E2=80%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"900%2Bb%5E2=6400\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E2=5500\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=74.162\"
\n" ); document.write( "74.162 feet high
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