Question 1193435
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The amount of cloth required is proportional to the surface area of the tent.<br>
Assuming the cut is made so that the smaller tent is similar to the original tent, the ratio of surface areas is the square of the ratio of the heights.<br>
So, given that the ratio of the surface areas is 1/2; the ratio of heights needs to be the square root of 1/2:<br>
{{{sqrt(1/2)}}} = 0.707 to 3 decimal places<br>
ANSWER: To cut the amount of cloth in half, if the height of the tent is h, then the cut must be made 0.707h from the top of the tent.<br>