SOLUTION: Grady is flying a kite on 50 ft of string. Its vertical distance from his hand is 10 ft more than its horizontal distance from his hand. Assuming that the string is being held 5 f
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Question 1133299: Grady is flying a kite on 50 ft of string. Its vertical distance from his hand is 10 ft more than its horizontal distance from his hand. Assuming that the string is being held 5 ft above ground level, find its horizontal distance from Grady and its vertical distance from the ground. Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! right triangle: vertical leg x+10, horizontal leg x, hypotenuse 50 feet
rectangle below the right triangle: horizontal dimension x, vertical dimension 5
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by either factoring or use of solution for quadratic equation formula. This is horizontal distance from Grady to the kite.
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