A boy is flying a kite. He is holding the string at a point 4 feet above the ground.
The kite is 90 feet high and is moving horizontally downwind.

If the boy is paying out string at a rate of 4.5 feet per second,
how fast is the kite moving downwind when 190 feet of string are out?
Assume the kite string is taut.

Question

A boy is flying a kite. He is holding the string at a point 4 feet above the ground. 
The kite is 90 feet high and is moving horizontally downwind. 

If the boy is paying out string at a rate of 4.5 feet per second, 
how fast is the kite moving downwind when 190 feet of string are out? 
Assume the kite string is taut.

anonymous · Answer

What is taut?

anonymous · Answer

No slack is given it is perfectly tight

anonymous · Answer

42.2 feet/sec is the speed i think i got it when i divide
190/4.5 =42.2 feet/sec