Question

The support pole of the tent shown forms one leg of a right triangle. One side of the tent forms the hypotenuse of the right triangle. Find the length of the base of the tent.
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Answer 1

Ans=24
You need to use Pythagorean theorem.
A^2+b^2=c^2
X^2+32^2=40^2
X^2+1024=1600
1600-1024=576
576=x^2
Square root of 576=x=24