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  • 26-03-2020
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A camp tent has a center pole 8feet high. The sides of the tent make an angle of 40° degrees with the ground how wide is the tent

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surjithayer10 surjithayer10
  • 26-03-2020

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let the distance from central pole to one end=r

8/r=tan 40°

r=8/tan40=8 cot~40°=8 cot(90-50)=8 tan ~50≈9.534

2r≈19.068≈ 19.1

width of tent=19.1 ft

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