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Nadia designs a water ride and wants to use a​ half-cylindrical pipe in the construction. If she wants the waterway to be 8 ft wide when the water is 2 ft​ deep, what is the diameter of the​ pipe?

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Answer:

The answer is 10 not 8

Explanation:

The diameter 8 is the chord and when you do the pythagorean theorem using, (r-2)^2+2*2=r you get 10. 10 is the diameter of the cylinder

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