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Jenifer is flying her kite and it gets stuck in a tree. She knows the string on her kite is 16 feet long and she is 4 feet from the tree.

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Answer: 15.49 ft

Explanation:

The rest of the question is:

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.

The scenario described forms a right angle triangle where:

Hypothenuse = 16 ft

Base = 4 ft

Height is the length of the ladder

This can be solved by the Pythagorean expression:

c² = a² + b²

Where:

c = hypothenuse

a = base

b = height

16² = 4² + b²

b² = 16² - 4²

b² = 256 - 16

b = √240

b = 15.49 ft

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