Question

If the kite is 500 feet of string how high is it above the ground if the horizontal distance between Tyler and the kite is 300 feet

Answer 1

Pythagorean Theorem:

500^2 = 300^2 + x^2

250,000 = 90,000 + x^2

160,000 = x^2

x = +/- 400 use the positive root

height is 400ft