document.write( "Question 994487: Brent is flying a kite. The horizontal distance to the kite, a, is about twice as great as height of the kite, b. The length of the string between Brent and the kite is 60 feet. About how high is the kite? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "b=height; a=horizontal distance=2b; c=length of string=60 ft
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E2%2Bb%2B2=c%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282b%29%5E2%2Bb%5E2=%2860ft%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4b%5E2%2Bb%5E2=3600ft%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5b%5E2=3600ft%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2=720ft%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=26.83ft\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: The kite is about 27 feet high. \n" ); document.write( "

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