Question

FAN AND MEDAL
You help your dad build a dog house for your dog. You tell him that it would be easy to build a dog house in the shape of a tent. The slanted sides are 5 feet long and the bottom of the house is 8 feet across. You draw him the following illustration to help him find the height of the dog house. What do you tell him the height of the dog house is?


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9 ft

4 ft

16 ft

4.5 ft

Answer 1

i think it is 9

Answer 2

@mathmate @sportyshorts42 @asib1214 @jessym15 @LilliVarner99

Answer 3

I think its 9 too

Answer 4

height is less than that

Answer 5

also diagram doesn't match with question

"...the bottom of the house is 8 feet across."

diagram shows 6ft across

Answer 6

Oh geez, I'm not good at math