The figure given below shows the tent that Sara bought to go on a camping trip.
How wide is the entire opening along the bottom of the tent ?

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Solution

The correct option is D $8$ feet
tent width is base of 2similar right angle triangle.
So, width of tent
$b = 2 \times \sqrt{l^{2} - h^{2}}$
$b = 2 \times \sqrt{5^{2} - 3^{2}} = 2 \times \sqrt{16}$ =2\times 4=8$
Answer (D) 8

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The figure given below shows the tent that Sara bought to go on a camping trip.How wide is the entire opening along the bottom of the tent ?

The correct option is D 8 feettent width is base of 2similar right angle triangle.So, width of tentb=2×√l2−h2b=2×√52−32=2×√16 =2\times 4=8$Answer (D) 8

The figure given below shows the tent that Sara bought to go on a camping trip.
How wide is the entire opening along the bottom of the tent ?

The correct option is D $8$ feet
tent width is base of 2similar right angle triangle.
So, width of tent
$b = 2 \times \sqrt{l^{2} - h^{2}}$
$b = 2 \times \sqrt{5^{2} - 3^{2}} = 2 \times \sqrt{16}$ =2\times 4=8$
Answer (D) 8