Question

What is the length of a kite string that is 6 meters above and 9 meters away from where it is being held? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

10.8 meters

Explanation:

This situation forms a right triangle, where the length of the kite string is the hypotenuse, the distance from where it is held is the long leg, and the height is the short leg.

Use the pythagorean theorem to solve for c, the length of the kite string.

a² + b² = c²

6² + 9² = c²

36 + 81 = c²

117 = c²

10.8 = c

So, the length of the kite string is 10.8 meters