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A camper attaches a rope from the top of her tent, 4 feet above the ground, to give it more support. If the rope is 8 feet long, about how far will the stake need to be from the…
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A camper attaches a rope from the top of her tent, 4 feet above the ground, to give it more support. If the rope is 8 feet long, about how far will the stake need to be from the middle of her tent?
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using the Pythagorean theorem 4 would be the height and 8 would be the hypotenuse, you need to find the base
4^2 + X^2 = 8^2
16 x x^2 = 64
x^2 = 64-16
x^2 = 48
x = sqrt(48) = 6.92 feet ( round answer as needed )
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