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Suppose a camping tent has a center pole that is 6 feet high. If the sides of the tent make 40° angles with the ground, how wide, in feet, is the tent?

Suppose a camping tent has a center pole that is 6 feet high. If the sides of the tent make 40° angles with the ground, how wide, in feet, is the tent?
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Suppose a camping tent has a center pole that is 6 feet high. If the sides of the tent make 40° angles with the ground, how wide, in feet, is the tent?

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x = half width of tent
Tan(40) = 6/x
x = 6/Tan(40) = 7.15
2x = 14.30 feet the width of the tent
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