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Sally has 104 inches of plastic tape to support the perimeter of the kite. What should be the total length of the kite from point A to point C so that the perimeter of the kite is 104 inches? Show your work or explain how you know

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Answer: 52 inches

Step-by-step explanation: To find the total length of the kite from point A to point C, we need to first find the length of the other two sides of the kite. Let's call the length of the side from point B to point C "x" and the length of the side from point A to point B "y".

Since the perimeter of the kite is the sum of all its sides, we can set up the equation:

x + y + x + y = 104

Simplifying, we get:

2x + 2y = 104

Dividing both sides by 2:

x + y = 52

We know that the distance from point A to point C is equal to the sum of the distances from point A to point B and from point B to point C:

AC = AB + BC = y + x

Substituting the value of (y + x) from the previous equation, we get:

AC = 52

Therefore, the total length of the kite from point A to point C should be 52 inches.

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