SOLUTION: A circular reception tent has a center pole 20 feet high, and the poles along the outside are 8 feet high. Assume that the distance from the outside poles to the center pole is 25

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Question 1149175: A circular reception tent has a center pole 20 feet high, and the poles along the outside are 8 feet high. Assume that the distance from the outside poles to the center pole is 25 feet. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
(a) What is the slope of the line that follows the roof of the reception tent?
______________ ft/ft

(b) How high is the tent 6 feet in from the outside poles?
______________ ft

(c) Ropes are used to stabilize the tent following the line of the roof of the tent to the ground. How far away from the outside poles are the ropes attached to the ground?
_______________ ft
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