document.write( "Question 665723: A boy was flying a kite which was at a height of 40m just above a tree.The string was 50m long. how far away from the tree was the boy flying his kite from? \r
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A boy was flying a kite which was at a height of 40m just above a tree.The string was 50m long. how far away from the tree was the boy flying his kite from?
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\n" ); document.write( "The 50 m string is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"40%5E2+%2B+d%5E2+=+50%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d%5E2+=+900\"
\n" ); document.write( "d = 30 meters
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