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the accompanying diagram shows a kit that has been secured to skate in the ground with a 20-foot string. the kit is located 12 feet from the ground, directly over point X. what is the distance, in feet, between the skate and point X.

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The distance between the skate and point X is 16 feet

Given that the distance between point X and kite is 12 feet

and the distance between stake and kite is 20 feet

We need to find the distance between the stake and point X

Here,

Perpendicular = 12 feet

Hypotenuse = 20 feet

Base = ?

According to Pythagoras Theorem

(Hypotenuse)² =  (Perpendicular)²+(Base)²

(20)² = (12)² + (Base)²

∴ (Base)² = 400 - 144

∴ (Base)² = 256

∴ Base = 16 feet

Hence the distance between the Point X and the stake is 16 feet

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