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Question 12
A kite flying in the air has a
12
-
ft
line attached to it. Its line is pulled taut and casts an
11
-
ft
shadow. Find the height of the kite. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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lolgal555
Weird question xD

You have to use the Pythagorean theorem on this one.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
11^2 + h^2 = 12^2
121 + h^2 = 144
h^2 = 23
h = 4.79583
Rounded to the nearest tenth
The height of the kite is 4.8 ft.

The height of the kite round your answer to the nearest tenth is 4.80 ft.

What is the triangle?

Triangle is a polygon that has three sides and three angles. The sum of the angle of the triangle is 180 degrees.

Right angle triangle

It is a type of triangle in which one angle is 90 degrees and it follows the Pythagoras theorem and we can use the trigonometry function.

Given

Hypotenuse = 12 ft

Base = 11 ft

To find

The height of the kite.

How to find the height of the kite?

We know the Pythagoras theorem.

H² = P² + B²

But we have

Hypotenuse = 12 ft

Base = 11 ft

Then

 12² = P² + 11²

144 = P²  + 121

 P²  = 144 - 121

   P = √23

Thus, the height of the kite is 4.796 ft.

More about the triangle link is given below.

https://brainly.com/question/25813512

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