Question

A scout group is setting up a tent at camp. Because rain is predicted, the scouts decide to build a fly, or rain cover, over the tent. The fly will be 12 feet high and 16 feet wide. The scouts are building the frame for the fly with poles slanted to meet over the top of the tent. What is the minimum length of the poles needed to support the fly?

8 feet

13 feet

15 feet

18 feet

Answer 1

@Ashchu117

Answer 2

This shape they create will be a triangle. It will look like this:

Answer 3

hmmm

Answer 4

You want to solve that for x. Use the pythagorean theorem to do this.

Answer 5

i hate geometry...

Answer 6

@PaulaLovesSchool13

Answer 7

whats that?

Answer 8

In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem—or Pythagoras' theorem—is a relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle. It states that the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The theorem can be written as an equation relating the lengths of the sides a, b and c, often called the Pythagorean equation:

Answer 9

stuck could you give me the answer please?

Answer 10

The second triangle is a right triangle and you can find x using the pythagorean theorem.