George is building a kite. He has a rectangular piece of cloth that is 6 inches wide and 11 inches long. He needs to place a stick on the diagonal of the rectangle to make his kite. How long of a stick does he need? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch.
Answer

9.2 inches

5.0 inches

17.0 inches

12.5 inches

Question

George is building a kite.  He has a rectangular piece of cloth that is 6 inches wide and 11 inches long.  He needs to place a stick on the diagonal of the rectangle to make his kite.  How long of a stick does he need?  Round to the nearest tenth of an inch.
 Answer

9.2 inches

5.0 inches

17.0 inches

12.5 inches

anonymous · Answer

12.5

anonymous · Answer

HI!  I love kites!!!!  Let's solve this thing. We need to use the pythagorean theorem. which says that in a right triangle, s1^2 + s2^2 = h^2, where s1 and s2 are sides and h is the hypotenuse, or diagonal.

anonymous · Answer

So just substitute in two sides to that equation and you get h^2.  Take the square root and BANG!  you get h!

anonymous · Answer

yes thank u