The triangles are NOT similar.
If they were the ratios of the sides would be the same.
3 / 4 = .75
5 / 6 = .8333333333
6 / 8 = .75
The image for this is attached for reference. This problem can be used by the Pythagorean equation. To make solving convenient, let us see only one part of the tent. Hence, one side is half of the tend width which is 16/2ft. Height is 12 ft. The unknown side is the hypotenuse. The answer is:
Slope intercept form is y=mx+b
6x-12y=36
-12y=36-6x
y=36-6x/-12
y=0.5x-3
First remove the parenthes as there is a negtive outside the second parentheses the signs of the terms inside change.
= 2n^4 - 8 - 3n - 4n^2 - 7n - 4
Now simplify like terms
= 2n^4 - 4n^2 - 10n - 12
= 2(n^4 - 2n^2 - 5n - 6)