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(This is due by 11:59...I posted it a while ago but no reply)
Mary is flying a kite and has let out 50 yards of kite string. Mary’s kite is directly above Erika.

If Erika is 35 yards away from Mary, how high is the kite directly above Erika?

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The kite is directly 35.707 yards high above Erika

Step-by-step explanation:

Given scenario forms a right triangle where the length of string is the hypotenuse and the distance between Mary and Erika is the base.

So

[tex]H = 50\ yards\\B = 35\ yards[/tex]

We have to find the perpendicular

Using pythagoras theorem,

[tex]H^2 = B^2 + P^2[/tex]

Putting the values

[tex](50)^2 = (35)^2 + P^2\\2500 = 1225 + P^2\\P^2 = 1275\\[/tex]

Taking square root on both sides

[tex]\sqrt{P^2} = \sqrt{1275}\\P= 35.707[/tex]

Hence,

The kite is directly 35.707 yards high above Erika

Keywords: Triangle, Pythagoras

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