A girl is flying a kite, which is at a height of 120 feet. The wind is carrying the kite horizontally away from the girl at a speed of 10 ft/s. How fast must the kite string be let out when the string is 150 feet long? Round off to the nearest whole number

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A girl is flying a kite, which is at a height of 120 feet. The wind is carrying the kite horizontally away from the girl at a speed of 10 ft/s. How fast must the kite string be let out when the string is 150 feet long? Round off to the nearest whole number.

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