A kite flying in the air has a

12
-
ft
line attached to it. Its line is pulled taut and casts a
10
-
ft
shadow. Find the height of the kite. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

9 answers

It looks like you have a right-angled triangle with hypotenuse of 12 and a base of 10
h^2 + 10^2 = 12^2
h^2 + 100 = 144
h^2 = 44
h = √44 = appr 6.6

13.2

4.7

A kite flying in the air has a 10-ft
line attached to it. Its line is pulled taut and casts a
7-ftshadow. Find the height of the kite. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

neither

8.9 is the correct aswer

The correct answer is 6.6?

7.9

4.8