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A kite has a 6.00-inch side and a 13.00-inch side, and one of the diagonals is 15.00 inches
long. Find the length of the other diagonal, to the nearest hundredth of an inch.
long. Find the length of the other diagonal, to the nearest hundredth of an inch.
Answers
oobleck
If the shorter diagonal is 2y, then since the diagonals are perpendicular,
x^2 + y^2 = 6^2
(15-x)^2 + y^2 = 13^2
Now solve for x and y.
x^2 + y^2 = 6^2
(15-x)^2 + y^2 = 13^2
Now solve for x and y.