Camp tent has a center pole 5 feet high. the sides of the tent make an angle of 55 degrees with the ground. how wide is the tent?

1choice 1

5.7 feet

2choice 2

14.2 feet

To answer this problem, you need to use SOHCAHTOA.  The pole, the tent, and the ground form a right triangle.  One leg is equal to 5.  The top angle is 55.  You need to find length of the other leg, so use tangent.  

tan55=O/5

O=0.4375

Double this to find the total width of the tent.  0.4375*2=0.875

0.875 (rounds to 1) feet

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6 (3) - 4 + 32

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maximum area = xy = (16)(32) = 512 ft2

to maximize the area of the garden, the side of the fence parallel to the side of the house should be 32 ft long, and the other two sides should both have length 16 ft.'

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