SOLUTION: I am having trouble with my MAT 117 Appendix C. This is what I have so far. Could you help me out please? 4. A customer wants to make a teepee in his backyard for his children.

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Question 360365: I am having trouble with my MAT 117 Appendix C. This is what I have so far. Could you help me out please?
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 18 feet across and 6 feet tall (see figure). How long should the pieces of PVC plumbing pipe be? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
This is waht I have so far.
a^2+b^2=c^2
(18/2)^2+6^2=c^2
9^2+6^2=c^2
81+36=c^2
117=c^2

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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a^2+b^2=c^2
(18/2)^2+6^2=c^2
9^2+6^2=c^2
81+36=c^2
117=c^2
c=sqrt117
c=10.82 ft. for the length of te PVC pipes.