155k views
3 votes
A kite is tying 7 te the ground. Its ne s pulled taut and casts a 6-it shadow. Find the length of the line. If necessary, round your answer to the near

Continua
On
3

A kite is tying 7 te the ground. Its ne s pulled taut and casts a 6-it shadow. Find-example-1
User Jschmidt
by
7.2k points

1 Answer

4 votes
For this you would use the Pythagorean theorem (a^2 + b^2 = c^2)

So you take side a = 6ft
And side b= 7th

And square them both
(a = 36) (b = 49)

Then add a and b together
(36 + 49 = 85)

And take the square root of 85

So your answer is the square root of 85
User Bas Wijnen
by
7.5k points