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OpenStudy (lizz123):

MEDAL WILL BE GIVEN, IF HELP GIVEN!!!! Camping: A family camping in a national forest builds a temporary shelter with a tarp and a 4-foot pole. The bottom of the pole is even with the ground, and one corner is staked 5 feet from the bottom of the pole. What is the slope of the tarp from that corner to the top?

OpenStudy (lizz123):

@Luigi0210

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay, you know that slope=rise/run, right?

OpenStudy (lizz123):

yeah!!

OpenStudy (lizz123):

\-[\frac{ 4}{ 5 }\]

OpenStudy (lizz123):

so is it 4/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, that is correct!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do have other questions?

OpenStudy (lizz123):

npe

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