SOLUTION: Anne and Chuck are putting up a new tent. They decide to follow the manufacturers directions which in order to provide maximum support, calls for a tent rope to be placed at a 45 d
Algebra.Com
Question 997983: Anne and Chuck are putting up a new tent. They decide to follow the manufacturers directions which in order to provide maximum support, calls for a tent rope to be placed at a 45 degree angle to the ground. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how far away from left side of the 6-foot tent wall should the 8-foot rope be placed?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use Pythagoras. One leg is 6, hypotenuse is 8
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
RELATED QUESTIONS
could you please show me how you do this i will greatly appreciate it:
Jim and Sarah,... (answered by josgarithmetic)
Nice App Inc. wants to provide a special digital reward for users that spend more than... (answered by CPhill)
Chuck and Dana agree to meet in Chicago for the weekend. Chuck travels 378 miles in the... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
At the theatre there are six seats in a row. Eliot and Doug have three people between... (answered by greenestamps,ikleyn)
At the theatre there are six seats in a row. Eliot and Doug have three people between... (answered by ikleyn)
Bob, Rob, and Chuck invest $13,000, $22,000, and $18,000, respectively, to build a yacht. (answered by ikleyn,greenestamps)
Mark and Brian are starting a new business. They borrowed $7,500 from their bank in... (answered by Boreal)
Solve using a system: Roy and Chuck are two miles apart riding toward each other on their (answered by josmiceli)
How far from the top must you cut a conical tent in order to cut the cloth in... (answered by greenestamps,Edwin McCravy)