document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=130027>Question 130027</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4.	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 . How long should the PVC plumbing pipe be? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #95020 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=95020\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 12 FEET IS THE BASE. SO WE CONSTRUCT A RIGHT TRIANGLE WITH A BASE=12/2=6 FEET & ANOTHER SIDE 8 FEET. NOW WE NEED TO FIND THE HYPOTENUSE (C).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6^2+8^2=C^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=64=C^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100=C^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=SQRT100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=10 FEET FOR THE POLE LENGTH WILL DO THE JOB.<BR>\n" );
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