A Kite Is Flying 100 Feet Above the Ground at the End

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Short Answer

A kite is flying 100 feet above the ground at the end of a string 125 feet long. The girl flying the kite lets out the string at a rate of 1 foot per second. If the kite remains 100 feet above the ground, how fast is its horizontal distance from the girl increasing?

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