SOLUTION: Jenifer is flying her kite and it gets stuck in a tree. She knows the string on her kite is 13 feet long and she is 5 feet from the tree. How long of a ladder (in feet) will she

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Question 1202436: Jenifer is flying her kite and it gets stuck in a tree. She knows the string on her kite is 13 feet long and she is 5 feet from the tree.
How long of a ladder (in feet) will she need to get her kite out of the tree?
Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to two decimal places.
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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The vertical leg of the right-angled triangle (= the height of the kite over the ground) is

    sqrt%2813%5E2-5%5E2%29 = 12 feet.


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