Cara is flying a kite at the park using a string that is 42 meters long. She notices that the kite is directly above her friend Leah. If Cara and Leah are standing 36 meters apart, how high is the
kite ?

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Answer:

21.63 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

Hypotenus = 42 m

Base = 36 m

Hence, using Pythagoras rule :

Opposite = √hypotenus² - Adjacent²

Height = √42²-36²

Height = √1764 - 1296

Height = √468

= 21.63 m

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