SOLUTION: I want to build a model teepee for a school project. I plan to use lengths of flexible tubing for the supports on the teepee and I want the teepee to be 28 inches across and 28 inc

Question 501700: I want to build a model teepee for a school project. I plan to use lengths of flexible tubing for the supports on the teepee and I want the teepee to be 28 inches across and 28 inches tall. How long should the pieces of flexible tubing be?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I want to build a model teepee for a school project. I plan to use lengths of flexible tubing for the supports on the teepee and I want the teepee to be 28 inches across and 28 inches tall. How long should the pieces of flexible tubing be?
Apply Pythagorean theorem:
Let x = length of flexible tubing
then
x^2 = 14^2 + 28^2
x^2 = 196 + 784
x^2 = 980
x = 31.3 inches

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