Question

Task Directions:

Henry thinks he can figure out how high his kite is while flying it in the park. First, he lets out 150 feet of string and ties the string to a rock on the ground. Then he moves from the rock until the string touches the top of his head. He stands up straight, forming a right angle with the ground. He wants to find out the distance from the ground to his kite. He create the following diagram.
Interpret the story and solve for the missing side

a. does Henry have enough information to so far to use similar triangles to find the height of his kite? explain

b. Henry knows that he is 5 ½ feet tall measures that string from the rock to his head and finds it to be 8 feet. Determine what the height or the kite is.


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Answer 1

Henry thinks he can figure out how high his kite is while flying it in the park. first, he lets out 150feet of string and ties the string to a rock on the ground. then, he moves from the rock until the string touches the top of his head. he stands up straight, forming a right angle with the ground. he wants to find out the distance from the ground to his kite. he draws the following diagram to illustrate what he has done.