2490.21 – Kite Strings


Buzz has three kite strings averaging 6600 feet in length. None is less than 6200 feet long. How long can the longest be?

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Solution

The three strings together total 3×6600=19,8003 \times 6600 = 19,800 feet in length. In the extreme case that two of them are only 6200 feet long, then the third one is 19,8002(6200)=740019,800 - 2(6200) = 7400 feet long.