document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144882>Question 144882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A customer wants to make a teepee in his backyard for his children. He plans to use lengths of PVC plumbing pipe for the supports on the teepee, and he wants the teepee to be 12 feet across and 8 feet tall (see figure). How long should the pieces of PVC plumbing pipe be?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #105610 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=105610\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> YOU HAVE A RIGHT TRIAGLE WITH A SIDE=6 FEET & A HEIGHT=8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6^2+8^2=H^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36+64=H^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100=H^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H=SQRT100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H=10 LENGTH OF THE HYPOTENUSE OR THE PVC PIPE. </SPAN>\n" );
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