document.write( "Question 99286: Chief SOHCAHTOA decided his cone-shaped teepee needed to be 7 feet tall. He wanted his teepee to have a diameter of 12 feet. How long does he need to make the sides of his teepee. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #72287 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Chief SOHCAHTOA decided his cone-shaped teepee needed to be 7 feet tall. He wanted his teepee to have a diameter of 12 feet. How long does he need to make the sides of his teepee. \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "Draw a vertical slice of the teepee as a right triangle with base of 6 and \n" ); document.write( "height of 12. Find the hypotenuse using Pythagoras. \n" ); document.write( "hy^2 = 6^2 + 12^2 \n" ); document.write( "h^2 = 36 + 144 \n" ); document.write( "h^2 = 180 \n" ); document.write( "h = 6sqrt(5) ft \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |